Sofia, 31 October 2026 – The General Assembly of Judges in Sofia elected two co‑chairs and a nine‑member election commission to oversee the upcoming elections for Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council.
The assembly, at the proposal of Supreme Court of Cassation President Galina Zaharova and acting Supreme Administrative Court President Vanya Ancheva, chose SCC Judge Mimi Furnadzhieva, nominated by Zaharova, and SAC Judge Sibila Simeonova, nominated by Ancheva, as co‑chairs. The vote passed with 592 votes in favour and 24 against.
The nine‑member election commission was assembled to supervise the council elections. Its full members are: Biser Troyanov and Kristiyana Genkovska of the SCC; Petar Mitev of Varna District Court; Galya Ruseva of Burgas District Court; Stela Dincheva of the SAC; Rositsa Tsvetkova of Sofia City Administrative Court; Vera Tsvetkova of Sofia Court of Appeal; Plamen Atanasov of Varna District Court; and Rositsa Vasileva of Plovdiv Regional Court.
Seven alternates will replace full members if necessary. They are: Iliyana Stoilova of Sofia Court of Appeal; Antoni Yordanov of Sofia City Administrative Court; Nikolay Golchev of Plovdiv Regional Court; Desislava Aleksieva of Sofia Regional Court; Dimitar Mirchev and Evgeni Georgiev of Sofia City Court; and Rositsa Velkova of Sofia Regional Court.
