Petkov Government
Petkov Government | |
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99th Cabinet of Bulgaria | |
| 2021–2022 | |
The government takes the oath in the National Assembly | |
| Date formed | 13 December 2021 |
| Date dissolved | 2 August 2022 |
| People and organisations | |
| President | Rumen Radev |
| Prime Minister | Kiril Petkov |
| Deputy Prime Ministers |
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| No. of ministers | 21 |
| Member parties | We Continue the Change (PP) BSP for Bulgaria (BSP) There Is Such a People (ITN) Democratic Bulgaria (DB) |
| Status in legislature | Majority (coalition) 134 / 240 (56%)
Minority coalition (from 8 June 2022) 109 / 240 (45%) |
| Opposition parties | |
| History | |
| Election | November 2021 |
| Legislature term | 47th National Assembly |
| Predecessor | Second Yanev Government |
| Successor | First Donev Government |
The Petkov Government, known as the Four-party coalition cabinet, was the ninety-ninth cabinet of Bulgaria. Chaired by prime minister Kiril Petkov, it was approved by the National Assembly on 13 December 2021 after the government formation as a result of the November 2021 parliamentary election. It was a so-called Vivaldi coalition, named after composer Antonio Vivaldi due to his work The Four Seasons which corresponds to the different political views present in this coalition: liberals (PP and Yes, Bulgaria!, as part of DB), socialists (BSP), greens (ZD, as part of DB) and conservatives (ITN and DSB, as part of DB). The government became a Minority government on 8 June 2022, when ITN pulled out of the government, and its mandate ended in late June 2022. It was the first government in Bulgarian history to lose a vote of confidence. On 1 July, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev asked Asen Vasilev to form a new government, which Vasilev failed to do and new elections were scheduled to take place.