Mario Vasilev Smarkov
Positions
Birth Date: 27/06/1969 gr. Varna, Bulgaria
| National Assembly: | Elected with: | Participation in Parliamentary Groups: | Profession: | Languages: | Constituency: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 National Assembly | "PROGRESSIVE BULGARIA" 44.59% | Parliamentary Group "Progressive Bulgaria" | Jurist | English, Russian | 3-ВАРНА |
Member of the 52nd National Assembly until 14 May 2026, when the Assembly terminated his mandate on his resignation (decision, State Gazette No. 45/2026) and he took office as regional governor of Varna, appointed by the Council of Ministers the day before (Administrative Register, in Bulgarian; BTA, 13.05.2026, in Bulgarian).
Public record
Compiled from publications and official records as of 23.10.2026. Every statement links to its source; claims made by others are marked as such, with who makes them. Quotations in English are our translation.
Corruption and scandals
- Resigned as regional governor after an order on the Varna seafront alley. The Varna site varnae.bg reports that on 12 June 2023 the Varna regional governor Mario Smurkov resigned, linking it to the statements provoked by his order opening the seafront alley to cars. He took the protest against the order called by Продължаваме промяната as an act of no confidence by a party taking part in government. — varnae.bg, 12.06.2023
Source: profile at parliament.bg (23.10.2026). Photo: parliament.bg.
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