Bulgaria: New Government Appointed

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Moving Tuesday to quell a deep political crisis, Bulgaria appointed a law professor as interim prime minister until national elections in October. Georgi Bliznashki will lead a caretaker government whose main task will be to restore stability in a nation shaken by monthlong antigovernment protests and a banking debacle that fueled mistrust in public institutions. Mr. Bliznashki is a former Socialist lawmaker and top constitutional law expert. He won popularity after he was expelled from the governing Socialist Party over his fierce criticism of its policies. President Rosen Plevneliev, who announced the appointment, said he would dissolve the Legislature on Wednesday and set elections for Oct. 5. The caretaker government will replace the embattled left-leaning coalition that resigned last month, a year into its four-year term.