"The signs point to the fact that he/Borislav Sarafov-ed./ is both tired and spent. Perhaps he has become too unbearable even for those who have so far encouraged his development and his candidacy for Prosecutor General."
This opinion was expressed in an interview with the Bulgarian National Radio by lawyer Emil Georgiev from the "Justice for Everyone" initiative on the developments surrounding the procedure for electing a new Prosecutor General with a single candidate, Borislav Sarafov.
Georgiev expressed regret that "the meaningful amendments yesterday did not find the necessary majority", and in the voting in the legal committee there was "a majority of abstainers", he emphasized and argued: it would be quite unpopular for the BSP and the ITN to participate in a government, and for the Prosecutor General to be "the unsuitable and legally and morally unsuitable Borislav Sarafov".
"I can imagine that this was set as a condition – that he not be Prosecutor General, but that all other possibilities for influence and influence over the procedure and who the next Prosecutor General would be – he should be a convenient, well-hewn stone in the prosecutor's office."
It is no coincidence that the second deputy prosecutor general Vanya Stefanova was appointed a few days ago, believes Georgiev, who expressed the opinion that "an absolute regrouping is happening or is about to happen in the prosecutor's office".
Regarding the support of the votes from Ahmed Dogan's party for the cabinet and future actions on judicial reform, Emil Georgiev commented:
"I do not feel calm about this, since this is the political force that created and maintained the WHO model while it worked in its favor. They started talking about the WHO model when they became opponents. After having bitten the honey for a long time, they began to feel the stings of the sting. With their actions, they show that they are ready to trade."
The government remains in Peevski. He will be able to govern and actually have an entire government for the first time as a nominal oppositionist, Emil Georgiev said.
"Because everyone in this government, in one form or another, is dependent on him. At least their actions point that way."
In his words, "if they don't comply, don't listen, we will see how some of them will become investigated, accused, and why not defendants".
According to Georgiev "the sticks will most likely be put into use if the carrots that are being offered to this new coalition in the form of some kind of immunity are not eaten with the appropriate appetite".
It is very likely that the president will find himself in a situation where the legal amendment, which has already entered into force, will turn the procedure for selecting the Prosecutor General into something non-existent, explained lawyer Georgiev.
"It is terminated ex lege and the SJC will at most ascertain this."
Asked whether there could be a new procedure for the Prosecutor General and for the chairman of the Supreme Administrative Court from this composition of the Supreme Administrative Court, he noted that "this is the only permissible conclusion in this development", but did not rule out asking the Constitutional Court about the new amendment – can an ongoing procedure be terminated in this way.
"The Supreme Administrative Court is a pretty good candidate to do this. Maybe the Council of Ministers, why not, it is in the potential circle."
If the amendment, according to which a person holding the position has no right to run, is not adopted in the plenary hall, there is no obstacle to Sarafov being a candidate again, Emil Georgiev specified.
There is almost no reason for optimism, he took stock.