[7] Stoyanov put reducing traffic accidents, tackling crime in smaller population centers and dealing with migration as his three main priorities.

[14] The Ministry was able to celebrate some early successes, such as the extradition and arrest of controversial Bulgarian businessman, Vasil Bozhkov, who had been wanted for his connections with organised crime.

[19] Despite Radev's refusal to approve his removal, Todorov ended up resigning on the 30th of August, accusing Stoyanov of slandering him, as well as creating an untenable work environment.

[21] Prior to the 2023 Bulgarian local elections, Stoyanov underlined that the Ministry of Interior had taken clear steps to prevent vote buying and preserve public order.

[22] In an interview shortly after the first round election, he confirmed that most major political parties had engaged in vote buying and that there had been an unprecedented number of complaints about violations of electoral law.

[28] In an interview, on the 19th of November, Stoyanov, while admitting that the police response to the protests may have at times been excessive, accused PP co-leader, Kiril Petkov, for attempting to influence appointments within the Ministry of Interior.

[29] The conflict between Petkov and Stoyanov carried on into the 21st of November, when the two engaged in a verbal altercation during Nova's morning talk show "Wake Up, Bulgaria".

[30] Later that day, Stoyanov held a media briefing in which he announced that three police officers had been fired for their role in the clashes, and that investigations into allegations of abuse of power were ongoing.

[42] On the 8th of February, testifying before the Parliamentary Committee for Internal Security & Order, Stoyanov stated that Bozhanov had been investigated by the GDCOC as early as 2021, during his tenure as director.

[43] Despite the ministries declared efforts, former Minister of the Interior and PP MP, Boyko Rashkov, accused Kalin Stoyanov of being connected with Bozhanov and of having leaked information to him as director of the GDCOC.

[44] In a statement to the media on the 28th of February, he also denied allegations brought forth by Rashkov and others that there was evidence of the involvement of Acting General Prosecutor, Borislav Serafov, with either Bozhanov or Petrov-Evroto.

[46] During a closed session of the parliamentary committee investigating the death of Martin Bozhanov, Stoyanov allegedly did not confirm nor deny the rumours that he had been working for the Ministry prior to his assassination.

[58] On the 5th of April, Glavchev confirmed that he intended to retain Kalin Stoyanov within the Caretaker Government, although he made clear that the decision was a difficult one and was motivated primarily by disruptions within the Ministry of Interior in the past few days.

[59] Glavchev's decision was met with opposition from PP-DB and other parliamentary parties, who claimed that Stoyanov was incapable of guaranteeing free and fair elections.

[69] On 11 April, Stoyanov appeared before the temporary committee of the National Assembly meant to investigate the circumstances of the affair, as well as the potential role of Finance Minister, Asen Vasilev, within it.

[70] Specifically, Stoyanov recounted an incident wherein Finance Minister Asen Vasilev allegedly attempted to pressure him into making changes within the regional structures in Haskovo, which he had refused.

[71] Further, the former head of the Auto-transport Control Service for Sofia, Tencho Tenev, claimed that Stefan Dimitrov had been in contact with Kalin Stoyanov before being introduced to Boyko Rashkov.

[77] In a press briefing on the 20th of April, Stoyanov announced the beginning of the Ministries effort to carry out the elections and denied accusations by political parties that he was unfit for the role.

[81] Testifying before the National Assembly, Stoyanov stated that according to the information in the Ministry, Evelin Banev likely returned in the summer of 2022, on an ilicit flight, during the tenure of former Minister Boyko Rashkov.

[87] In early July, extreme heat in Bulgaria contributed to the outbreak of forest fires, particularly in the southern regions of the country near the border with Greece and Republic of North Macedonia.

[92] While visitting the village of Otets Paisevo in Plovdiv, Stoyanov, while admitting that the early warning systems may be improved and the staff of fire-fighters expanded, generally defended the Ministries response and made clear that he did not intend to resign.

[99] On the 9th of August, it was announced by President Radev that he had selected Goritsa Grancharova, deputy head of the Chamber of Audit, as the new Caretaker PM, in place of Dimitar Glavchev.

[104] On the 16th of August, Stoyanov accused PP-DB MP, Bozhidar Bozhanov, of meddling in the affairs of the GDCOC after he denounced the organisation for taking down the satirical website, "A New Beginning".

[106] 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.

[106] 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.

[109] Speaking on the 21st of August, Stoyanov claimed that his raised fist was a greeting to other Ministry workers, and not a political statement, and reaffirmed his view that he should remain Caretaker Minister of the Interior.

[110] On the 26th of August, it was confirmed that Stoyanov would be replaced by head of the "Main Directorate 'National Police'", Atanas Ilkov, as Caretaker Minister of the Interior in the Second Glavchev Government.

[112] Prior to Stoyanov's removal as Caretaker Minister of Interior, chairman of DPS, Delyan Peevski, promised to nominate him as a candidate in the upcoming elections.

[113] Stoyanov thanked Peevski for his offer, although emphasised that he had received invitations for political participation from other parties and remained focused on his role within the Ministry of Interior.

[115] He justified his decision to enter electoral politics by citing the need to defend his record as minister and defeat those who he believed had unjustifiably orchestrated his removal.