Let's see what the mandate holder will do to decide whether let's support him. Egos and infighting must be put aside, but this cannot be done without dialogue, which does not necessarily have to be in the mall. This was stated by Rumen Petkov from “BSP– United Left“ on the air of bTV, quoted by novini.bg.
„I cannot speak only on behalf of the BSP, but we have a coalition council and such type of decisions are taken collectively. It is too speculative for any of us to weigh in on the audience with our own views and understandings. This parliament is illegitimate – over 65% of the citizens are unrepresented”, he is categorical.
In his words, the coalition in which he participates exudes dignity and intelligence: “Things should be with the understanding that the mandate holder is the one who should initiate talks.“
Regarding the proposed declaration of the PP-DB requesting a sanitary cordon around Peevski, Petkov announced: “People who until that day sat on Peevski's lap are loudly fighting him today. They also fought with Borisov a year ago, after that they also sat on his lap. I do not consider that “DPS – A New Beginning“ will be part of the governing majority and I do not believe that Borisov would invite them. We have a clear position that we cannot form a coalition with GERB and DPS. I don't think that in this case we can talk about good and bad DPS. We have one DPS that is divided."
As a former interior minister, he is adamant that there is no ban on Minister Atanas Ilkov announcing who the vote buyers are: “Ilkov must indicate what prevents him from doing this. Either he is not aware, or he is being misled, or he is not in a position to announce this on his own.“
„The election was deeply unfair. This is not just a public expectation – when we look for Aunt Pena's hacky notebook, rather than seeing entire structures engaged in this type of activity – football agitations, certain pastors, this refusal of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to investigate their actions raises doubts. I'm amazed that no action was taken against pastors and football hooligans, on the contrary – they are guaranteed the freedom to continue doing it,” he fumed.