SOFIA, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Bulgaria will hold elections for the National Assembly and the European Parliament on June 9, according to decrees signed by President Rumen Radev on Tuesday morning.
Meanwhile, Radev appointed a caretaker government led by Dimitar Glavchev until June 9.
Glavchev, 60, is currently president of the Bulgarian National Audit Office. In 2017, he shortly served as speaker of the National Assembly.
The European Parliament elections will take place in European Union states from June 6 to 9 this year. Bulgarians will elect 17 MPs.
The elections for the National Assembly and the formation of a caretaker government became compulsory after parliamentary parties failed to elect a regular cabinet following the prime minister's resignation on March 5.
The previous National Assembly elections were held in April 2023. ■