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Bulgaria

Republic of Bulgaria

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A presidential election is scheduled for 25 October 2026 (source: bgr-wiki-presidential-2026).

Head of state
Iliana IotovaPresident
Head of government
Rumen RadevPrime Minister · since 8 May 2026
System
Parliamentary republicCapital: Sofia
UN e-government rank
55 of 193EGDI 2024

Bulgaria is a parliamentary republic[1]. The head of state is President Iliana Iotova[3][4][5][6]. The government is led by Prime Minister Rumen Radev, in office since 8 May 2026[6][7][8]. Govpedia records 21 members of its cabinet.

At a glance[2]

Capital
Sofia
Region
Southeast Europe
Area
110,879 km²
Language
Bulgarian
Currency
Bulgarian lev (лв)
People
Bulgarian
Borders
Greece, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Türkiye
Calling code
+359
Internet domain
.bg

Leadership

Who leads the state

Head of state

Verified

Iliana Iotova

President · 23 Jan 2026 – present[3][4][5][6]

Vice President until Rumen Radev's resignation took effect; she serves the rest of his term. The vice presidency is vacant. A presidential election is scheduled for 25 October 2026.

Head of government

Verified

Rumen Radev

Prime Minister · 8 May 2026 – present[6][7][8]

In government: Progressive Bulgaria (single-party majority) with independent ministers

Executive

Radev Government

21 of 21 verified on official pages

Cabinet seats by party

Progressive Bulgaria (single-party majority) with independent ministers[8][9]

  • Independent11
  • Progressive Bulgaria10

Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.

Digital government

Digital government, measured

UN E-Government Development Index[13]

2024

0.815rank 55 of 193

  • Online services0.773
  • Human capital0.754
  • Telecom infrastructure0.917

Record of changes

Timeline

  1. 8 May 2026

    The Radev Government is approved by the National Assembly and sworn in, replacing the Gyurov caretaker government.[8][10]

    Sourced

  2. 19 Apr 2026

    Parliamentary election: Rumen Radev's Progressive Bulgaria wins an absolute majority, 131 of 240 seats.[11]

    Sourced

  3. 19 Feb 2026

    President Iotova appoints the Gyurov caretaker government, sworn in the same day.[10]

    Sourced

  4. 23 Jan 2026

    Iliana Iotova becomes President after the Constitutional Court accepts Rumen Radev's resignation.[4]

    Sourced

  5. 11 Dec 2025

    The Zhelyazkov Government resigns; the National Assembly accepts the resignation on 12 December.[12]

    Sourced

Evidence

Sources

How Govpedia verifies
  1. [1]
    List of countries by system of government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  2. [2]
    World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)

    Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026

  3. [3]
    President of the Republic of Bulgaria

    Presidency of the Republic of BulgariaOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026

  4. [4]
    Iliana Iotova

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026

  5. [5]
    2026 Bulgarian presidential election

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026

  6. [6]
    List of current heads of state and government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  7. [7]
    Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria

    Council of Ministers of the Republic of BulgariaOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026

  8. [8]
    Radev Government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026

  9. [9]
    Cabinet Members

    Council of Ministers of the Republic of BulgariaOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026

  10. [10]
    Gyurov Government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026

  11. [11]
    2026 Bulgarian parliamentary election

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026

  12. [12]
    Zhelyazkov Government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026

  13. [13]
    UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data

    United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026