Bulgaria: President-elect will dissolve parliament in 1 week
Radev took oath of office in National Assembly
20 January, 10:49"You have one more week," he told lawmakers, indicating that the election was likely to be held on March 26. During the speech some Mps walked out of the National Assembly.
The new president will dissolve the current National Assembly, appointing a caretaker government.
The speech by Radev, whose attitudes to Russia are being carefully watched, noted that Bulgaria was a member of the European Union and of Nato. "I am convinced that united Europe should be preserved at all costs", Radev affirmed. (ANSA).