Alexander Georgiev Poulev

Public record

Compiled from publications and official records as of 18.10.2026. Every statement links to its source; claims made by others are marked as such, with who makes them. Quotations in English are our translation.

• The Rozhen flagpole. As caretaker innovation minister in 2023 he wrote to ministries presenting the 111-metre flagpole at Rozhen, a campaign under President Radev's patronage, as "an initiative of the state" (our translation) and urged ministers of the caretaker cabinet to donate. — RFE/RL, 21.06.2023
• Botaş and the DKK. As principal of the State Consolidation Company in June 2026 he signed the protocol putting on its board former caretaker energy minister Rosen Hristov, who signed the Botaş contract in January 2023. — Mediapool, 01.06.2026 Pulev defended it: Hristov "accepted this role largely as a gesture and courtesy to our administration" (our translation). — Mediapool, 06.06.2026
• The Development Bank. As caretaker minister he appointed Rosen Karadimov (now chair of the Competition Commission) to the supervisory board of the Bulgarian Development Bank. — Club Z, 07.05.2026 Former caretaker finance minister Klisurski called on him to explain his "disputed appointments at the BDB" (our translation). — Mediapool, 07.10.2026
• Lukoil. After the cabinet's meeting with Litasco and Lukoil on 30.06.2026 he was the only one to make a statement, saying the talks "could lead to the arbitration dispute being dropped" (a EUR 3 bn claim; our translation). — News.bg, 01.07.2026 He proposed replacing the special manager Rumen Spetsov, and later said that according to the Competition Commission Spetsov had exerted "price pressure" on the refinery. — BTA, 28.09.2026