Sofia, Jan 15 || GERB-UDF, the largest political force in the Bulgarian Parliament, on Wednesday proposed the formation of a three-party coalition government, two and a half months after the parliamentary elections.
Rosen Zhelyazkov, GERB-UDF's nominee for Prime Minister, proposed the new government moments after Bulgarian President Rumen Radev handed him an exploratory mandate.
The coalition also includes the parliamentary groups of Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP)-United Left and There Is Such People, Zhelyazkov said, adding that it would be supported by Democracy, Rights and Freedoms - DRF when voted by the National Assembly, the country's parliament.
The three-party coalition and DRF have together 126 seats. The proposal for cabinet needs to be approved by legislators in a simple majority vote in the 240-member parliament.
Zhelyazkov, a master of laws born in 1968, is currently a member of the parliament. He has served as Speaker of the National Assembly, Minister of Transport and Communications, and Secretary General of the Council of Ministers.
Radev said while giving the mandate to Zhelyazkov that Bulgarians have been waiting too long for a way out of the political crisis. "Therefore, I have provided sufficient time for your party and your potential partners to consider possible options and find a working formula," Radev said.