Goritsa Grancharova

[6] Her term as deputy was supposed to last 7 years (between 2015 and 2022), however due to the political crisis which developed in Bulgaria, she continued to serve within the Chamber of Audit outside her nominal mandate.

[9] On the 20th of January, 2023, the National Assembly voted to remove the Head of the Chamber of Audit, Tsvetkov, after allegations that the institution did not properly investigate potentially illegally financing of We Continue the Change through the crypto-currency bank, Nexo.

[11] During her tenure, some media outlets, particularly Dnevnik, claimed that the "administrative irregularities" report of the Audit Chamber was framed to defend the financial activities of the Prosecutors Office, in which her husband was employed.

[7] On the 11th of July, Tsvetkov attempted to enter the Chamber of Audit building, however he was barred from doing so by Grancharova-Kozhareva who insisted that she remained the Acting Head of the institution.

[6] As per the constitutional amendments, passed in December 2023, Grancharova, as Deputy Chairperson of the Chamber of Audit, was among the 9 officeholders within the civil service eligible to be selected by the President to serve as caretaker Prime Minister.

[17] In August 2024, following the failure of the parties within the 50th National Assembly to elect a government, speculation mounted about whether Dimitar Glavchev, the incumbent caretaker Prime Minister was going to be re-appointed or replaced by another person of the available candidates.

[21] President Radev, however, made clear that he would not sign the decree appointing the proposed caretaker cabinet due to the controversial nomination of Kalin Stoyanov for Minister of the Interior.

[21] This offer was rejected by Grancharova who defended Kalin Stoyanov's record as Minister of Interior and claimed that Radev's proposed time frame was not adequate.