Bulgaria's president elect says to dissolve parliament in a week's time

Reuters

Published Jan 19, 2017 04:29AM ET

Updated Jan 19, 2017 04:40AM ET

Bulgaria's president elect says to dissolve parliament in a week's time

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's President-elect Rumen Radev, whose overwhelming victory at presidential polls in November triggered the collapse of the center-right government, said on Thursday he would dissolve the parliament in a week's time.

Radev, a former air force commander and a newcomer to politics, was sworn in on Thursday and takes up his post on Sunday.

One of his first tasks is to dissolve parliament, appoint an interim administration and call early elections.

"You have one more week," he told lawmakers, indicating that the election was likely to be held on March 26.