Bulgarian government accepts Jeleva resignation as foreign minister

Sofia - The Bulgarian government has accepted the resignation of Rumiana Jeleva as foreign minister, the country's deputy prime minister announced on state television Wednesday. The under-fire Jeleva withdrew from the running to be an EU commissioner on Tuesday, after allegations of lying over business interests. But initially her simultaneous resignation as foreign minister of Bulgaria was turned down.

However on Wednesday Deputy Prime Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov said that Prime Minister Boyko Borisov had changed his position so that Jeleva would also be allowed to step down as foreign minister.

"The government does not feel it necessary to prolong such scandals," Tsvetanov said.

Source: Earth Times.
Link: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/304761,bulgarian-government-accepts-jeleva-resignation-as-foreign-minister.html.