Bulgarian President Lambasts Cabinet, Warns of Crisis
- Radev sees Bulgaria spiraling toward institutional collapse
- President has criticized government for failure to fight graft
Rumen Radev
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Bulgaria’s president deepened his rift with Prime Minister Boyko Borissov’s government, saying it had lost his trust and that the country was spiraling into a “sharp crisis” under its rule.
The comment from Rumen Radev escalates a confrontation with Borissov’s cabinet, which the president says has failed to fight graft. Bulgaria has been under scrutiny from the European Union over its poor adherence to the rule of law and limited success in fighting high-level corruption, which has prevented it from joining the Schengen travel-free zone.