Overview
- In a televised address, Rumen Radev said he will submit his formal resignation on Tuesday.
- He confirmed that Vice President Iliana Yotova will perform the head-of-state duties once he steps down.
- Radev highlighted nine years of joint work with Yotova and said he is convinced she will be a worthy head of state.
- Bulgarian National Television broadcast the address, which was reported by RIA Novosti.
- Radev, the country’s fifth president since 2017 and re-elected in 2021, is noted for anti-corruption critiques and frequent appointment of caretaker governments.