Bulgaria`s new President swears in before parliament

  19 January 2017    Read: 1281
Bulgaria`s new President swears in before parliament
Newly-elected Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and Vice President Iliyana Yotova on Thursday took an oath at the official ceremony held in the country`s parliament, local media reported.
The ceremony was attended by the country`s outgoing President Rosen Plevneliev and Vice President Margarita Popova, as well as other officials and representatives of the country`s clergy, the BNT broadcaster reported.

According to the broadcaster, Radev`s inauguration will take place on Sunday. Radev, a former air force commander and an independent candidate backed by the Socialist Party, won the Bulgarian presidential election on November 13, 2016 with some 60 percent of votes.

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