President Rumen Radev has to offer GERB first crack at forming a government since they pulled the most seats, and the mandate slides over to PP-DB if GERB whiffs on putting together a coalition. The president gets to pick whoever receives the third attempt if the second-largest party also strikes out.
Constitutional changes let Radev choose from ten people for a caretaker cabinet if everyone fails, and the list covers the parliament speaker, the central bank governor, plus deputies, the ombudsman and deputy, and the audit court chairman with his two deputies. The outgoing government keeps running things until someone figures out a new setup or Radev calls fresh elections.
Constitutional changes let Radev choose from ten people for a caretaker cabinet if everyone fails, and the list covers the parliament speaker, the central bank governor, plus deputies, the ombudsman and deputy, and the audit court chairman with his two deputies. The outgoing government keeps running things until someone figures out a new setup or Radev calls fresh elections.
