According to the statement, the policy was made against the background of several weeks of demonstrations demanding that he release this position.
“I clearly understand that a media campaign is underway that benefits certain political forces,” Sofia Globe quoted him as saying.
The protests in Bulgaria began after Simeonov insulted the participants in the rally of mothers of disabled children.
Earlier it was reported that the head of the Ministry of Defense of Portugal, Jose Azeredo Lopes, announced his decision to resign. This decision was made against the background of a scandal involving the theft of weapons from a military warehouse in the summer of 2017.