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Denkov Government
Denkov Government
; 102nd Cabinet of Bulgaria
2023–present
	Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov
Date formed	6 June 2023
People and organisations
President	Rumen Radev
Prime Minister	Nikolai Denkov, PP
Deputy Prime Minister	Mariya Gabriel, GERB
No. of ministers	20
Ministers removed	0
Total no. of members	20
Member parties	PP–DB; GERB—SDS;
Status in legislature	Majority coalition; 132 / 240 (55%)
Opposition parties	Revival; BSP; ITN;
Opposition leaders	Kostadin Kostadinov; Korneliya Ninova; Slavi Trifonov;
History
Election	2023
Legislature term	2023–2027
Predecessor	Second Donev Government

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The Denkov Government is the 102nd^[1] cabinet of Bulgaria. It was approved by the parliament on 6 June 2023, and is a majority coalition of GERB and PP–DB.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] Per the coalition agreement, it is set to be a rotation government, where PP–DB's Nikolai Denkov would start with the premiership, with GERB's Mariya Gabriel serving as Deputy Prime Minister, and after nine months, the two would switch positions.^[6]^[7]

Investiture

Ballot →		6 June 2023
Investiture vote
	Yes GERB—SDS (68) PP–DB (61) DPS (2)	131 / 240
	No Revival (37) BSPzB (19) ITN (11) GERB—SDS (1) Independents (1)	69 / 240
	Abstentions None	0 / 240
	Absentees DPS (34) BSPzB (4) PP–DB (2)	40 / 240
Source: Sofia Globe

Cabinet

The cabinet consists of the following ministries:^[8]


Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office
Prime Minister	Nikolai Denkov	6 June 2023	Incumbent	PP
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Foreign Affairs	Mariya Gabriel	6 June 2023	Incumbent	GERB
Minister of Finance	Asen Vasilev	6 June 2023	Incumbent	PP
Minister of Internal Affairs	Kalin Stoyanov	6 June 2023	Incumbent	Independent
Minister of Regional Development and Public Works	Andrey Tsekov	6 June 2023	Incumbent	PP
Minister of Labour and Social Policy	Ivanka Shalapatova	6 June 2023	Incumbent	Independent
Minister of Defence	Todor Tagarev	6 June 2023	Incumbent	Independent
Minister of Justice	Atanas Slavov	6 June 2023	Incumbent	Yes, Bulgaria!
Minister of Education and Science	Galin Tsokov	6 June 2023	Incumbent	Independent
Minister of Health	Hristo Hinkov	6 June 2023	Incumbent	Independent
Minister of Culture	Krastyu Krastev	6 June 2023	Incumbent	Independent
Minister of Environment and Waters	Julian Popov	6 June 2023	Incumbent	Independent
Minister of Agriculture and Food	Kiril Marinov Vatev	6 June 2023	Incumbent	Independent
Minister of Transport and Communications	Georgi Gvozdeikov	6 June 2023	Incumbent	PP
Minister of Economy and Industry	Bogdan Bogdanov	6 June 2023	Incumbent	Independent
Minister of Innovation and Growth	Milena Stoycheva	6 June 2023	Incumbent	Independent
Minister of Energy	Rumen Radev	6 June 2023	Incumbent	Independent
Minister of e-Government	Alexander Yolovski	6 June 2023	Incumbent	Independent
Minister of Tourism	Zaritsa Dinkova	6 June 2023	Incumbent	Green Movement
Minister of Youth and Sports	Dimitar Iliev	6 June 2023	Incumbent	PP

In October 2023 three of the opposition parties in the 49th National Assembly of Bulgaria, "Vazrazhdane", the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and There Is Such a People (ITN), submitted a first motion of no confidence against the Denkov cabinet over its policy in the energy sector.^[9] The government survived the no-confidence vote on 13 October.^[10] The government was supported by 143 members of parliament from the political groups of GERB, PP-DB and DPS.^[11]

Tenure

Relation to the outgoing Caretaker Cabinet and Presidential institution

Upon the completion of the investiture vote in parliament, the Donev Caretaker Cabinet began the procedure for the transition of power to the newly appointed Denkov government.

On the 6th of June, Prime Minister-Elect Denkov met with outgoing Caretaker Prime Minister Donev, in an official ceremony. During the ceremony, Donev expressed hope that the regular cabinet would continue working on the development of the country and stated that he believed that the new government had the same "strategic priorities" as the outgoing caretaker one.^[12] Radev further stated that he, as the nominal commander-in-chief of the Bulgarian Armed Forces should have greater involevement in determining the foreign policy direction of the country. Denkov, on the other hand, expressed criticisms of the action of the Caretaker Cabinet, specifically accusing the Caretaker Cabinet of sabotaging the transfer of power by submitting the resignations of all ministerial staff, including vice-ministers.^[13]

Vote of No Confidence (October 2023)

Ballot →		13 October 2023
Vote of No Confidence
	Yes Revival (37) BSPzB (23) ITN (10) Independents (1)	71 / 240
	No PP-DB (62) GERB-SDS (48) DPS (33)	143 / 240
	Abstentions None	0 / 240
	Absentees GERB-SDS (21) DPS (3) ITN (1) PP–DB (1)	26 / 240
Source: DarikNews

Vote of No Confidence (November 2023)

Ballot →		22 November 2023
Vote of No Confidence
	Yes Revival (35) BSPzB (23) ITN (11) Rumen Hristov (SDS) (1) Independents (1)	71 / 240
	No GERB-SDS (63) PP-DB (58) DPS (34)	155 / 240
	Abstentions None	0 / 240
	Absentees GERB-SDS (5) PP-DB (5) DPS (2) Revival (2)	14 / 240
Source: National Assembly

References

^ "The path to power: How we reached the Denkov-Gabriel government". nova.bg (in Bulgarian). 6 June 2023.
^ "Bulgaria's National Assembly elects Denkov government". The Sofia Globe. 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
^ "The New Prime Minister of Bulgaria: Who is Nikolay Denkov?". Novinite. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
^ "Bulgaria Finally has a Regular Government (CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS)". Novinite. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
^ "Who's Who in Proposed Government Lineup". Bulgarian News Agency. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
^ "ГЕРБ и ПП-ДБ правят правителство, Денков и Габриел ще са премиери за по 9 месеца (видео)". Mediapool.bg (in Bulgarian). 2023-05-22. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
^ "ГЕРБ и новата коалиция тръгват заедно към втория мандат със заявка за кабинет с ротационен премиер". Dnevnik (in Bulgarian). 2023-05-22. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
^ Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria. "Състав на правителството" [Composition of the Government]. gov.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 7 June 2023.
^ https://bnr.bg/en/post/101887493/three-opposition-parties-submit-motion-of-no-confidence-in-denkov-cabinet
^ https://www.rferl.org/a/bulgaria-government-survives-no-confidence-vote-denkov/32636285.html
^ https://www.bta.bg/en/news/bulgaria/545114-denkov-cabinet-survives-no-confidence-vote
^ "Донев предаде властта на новия кабинет, Денков: Гърбина да ни е яка". gov.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
^ "Денков обвини Донев в саботаж на новия кабинет заради освобождаването на всички зам.-министри". gov.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2 January 2023.

[102nd-1] "The path to power: How we reached the Denkov-Gabriel government". nova.bg (in Bulgarian). 6 June 2023.

[2] "Bulgaria's National Assembly elects Denkov government". The Sofia Globe. 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2023-06-06.

[3] "The New Prime Minister of Bulgaria: Who is Nikolay Denkov?". Novinite. Retrieved 2023-06-06.

[4] "Bulgaria Finally has a Regular Government (CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS)". Novinite. Retrieved 2023-06-06.

[5] "Who's Who in Proposed Government Lineup". Bulgarian News Agency. Retrieved 2023-06-06.

[6] "ГЕРБ и ПП-ДБ правят правителство, Денков и Габриел ще са премиери за по 9 месеца (видео)". Mediapool.bg (in Bulgarian). 2023-05-22. Retrieved 2023-05-24.

[7] "ГЕРБ и новата коалиция тръгват заедно към втория мандат със заявка за кабинет с ротационен премиер". Dnevnik (in Bulgarian). 2023-05-22. Retrieved 2023-05-24.

[8] Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria. "Състав на правителството" [Composition of the Government]. gov.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 7 June 2023.

[9] ttps://bnr.bg/en/post/101887493/three-opposition-parties-submit-motion-of-no-confidence-in-denkov-cabinet

[10] ttps://www.rferl.org/a/bulgaria-government-survives-no-confidence-vote-denkov/32636285.html

[11] ttps://www.bta.bg/en/news/bulgaria/545114-denkov-cabinet-survives-no-confidence-vote

[12] "Донев предаде властта на новия кабинет, Денков: Гърбина да ни е яка". gov.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2 January 2023.

[13] "Денков обвини Донев в саботаж на новия кабинет заради освобождаването на всички зам.-министри". gov.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2 January 2023.

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 === Vote of No Confidence (November 2023)===
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+| colspan=3 style="background:#C0C0C0; text-align:center" | '''Vote of No Confidence'''
+|-
+! colspan=2 | Ballot →
+! 22 November 2023
+|-
+!
+| {{Collapsible list |title=<span style="font-weight:normal; font-size:105%">Yes</span> |bullets=true |[[Revival (Bulgarian political party)|Revival]] (35) |[[BSP for Bulgaria|BSPzB]] (23) |[[There is Such a People|ITN]] (11)|[[Rumen Hristov (politician)|Rumen Hristov (SDS)]] (1)|[[Independent politician|Independents]] (1)}}
+| {{Composition bar|71|240|green|width=125px}}
+|-
+!
+| {{Collapsible list |title=<span style="font-weight:normal; font-size:105%">No</span> |bullets=true |[[GERB-SDS]] (63) |[[PP-DB]] (58) |[[Movement for Rights and Freedoms|DPS]] (34)}}
+| {{Composition bar|155|240|red|width=125px}}
+|-
+!
+| {{Collapsible list |title=<span style="font-weight:normal; font-size:105%">Abstentions</span> |''None''}}
+| {{Composition bar|0|240|gray|width=125px}}
+|-
+!
+| {{Collapsible list |title=<span style="font-weight:normal; font-size:105%">Absentees</span> |bullets=true |[[GERB-SDS]] (5) |[[PP-DB]] (5) |[[Movement for Rights and Freedoms|DPS]] (2) |[[Revival (Bulgarian political party)|Revival]] (2)}}
+| {{Composition bar|14|240|black|width=125px}}
+|-
+| colspan=3 | Source: [https://www.parliament.bg/bg/plenaryst/ns/55/ID/10827/ National Assembly]
+|}
 == References ==

v t e Bulgarian governments
Principality of Bulgaria (1878–1908)	Burmov Kliment (1) D. Tsankov (1) Karavelov (1) Ehrnrooth Shesto Sobolev D. Tsankov (2 3) Karavelov (2) Kliment (2) Karavelov (3) Radoslavov (1) Stoilov (1) Stambolov Stoilov (2 3) Grekov Ivanchov (1 2) Petrov (1) Karavelov (4) Danev (1 2 3) Petrov (2) D. Petkov Stanchov Gudev Malinov (1)
Kingdom of Bulgaria (1908–1946)	Malinov (2) Geshov Danev (4) Radoslavov (2 3) Malinov (3 4) Teodorov (1 2) Stamboliyski (1 2) A. Tsankov (1 2) Lyapchev (1 2 3) Malinov (5) Mushanov (1 2 3) Georgiev (1) Zlatev Toshev Kyoseivanov (1 2 3 4) Filov (1 2) Bozhilov Bagryanov Muraviev Georgiev (2 3)
People's Republic of Bulgaria (1946–1990)	G. Dimitrov (1 2) Kolarov (1 2) Chervenkov Yugov (1 2 3) Zhivkov (1 2) Todorov (1 2) Filipov Atanasov Lukanov (1 2)
Republic of Bulgaria (since 1990)	Popov P. Dimitrov Berov Indzhova Videnov Sofiyanski Kostov Sakskoburggotski Stanishev Borisov (1) Raykov Oresharski Bliznashki Borisov (2) Gerdzhikov Borisov (3) Yanev (1 2) K. Petkov Donev (1 2) Denkov Glavchev (1 2)