Radev Reshapes Bulgaria's State Institutions with Wave of Early Dismissals

Less than a month after taking office on May 8, Prime Minister Rumen Radev’s government launched a broad overhaul of key state institutions, replacing senior officials across the security, customs, energy, agriculture, food safety, and administrative sectors. The changes follow a familiar pattern in Bulgarian politics, where new governments often install their own teams in strategic positions. The cabinet emerged after the April 19 parliamentary elections, in which Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria secured an absolute majority, allowing the government to be formed quickly....