This majority will work very difficult for a number of reasons, since these are parties with very divergent positions on important political issues. This was commented on by political scientist Assoc. Prof. Milen Lyubenov, quoted by novini.bg.
According to him, the fight against corruption does not seem to be among the leading priorities of the new ruling coalition, given the fact that some of the members of parliament who were asked to have their parliamentary immunities voted to keep them.
These are actions that show that this government is unlikely to take more serious measures in the fight against corruption. There is clearly some kind of support deal that burdens the government with negatives, believes Assoc. Prof. Lyubenov.
According to him, it is not so much the opposition in parliament as some tension within the ruling majority that could shake the government. Lyubenov also added that the opposition is unlikely to make attempts to overthrow the “Zhelyazkov“ cabinet, because no one wants to go to new elections.
Milen Lyubenov believes that the BSP coalition with GERB will play a bad joke on them and predicts that in the long term there will be an outflow of voters from the socialist party.
The BSP will pay a very heavy price for choosing to form a coalition with GERB. Of course, every party strives for power and governance, but if it comes to the issue of voters, a large part of them would have a hard time swallowing such a coalition with Borisov's party,“ explained the political scientist.
When asked how long he thinks this coalition will last, Assoc. Prof. Lyubenov replied that this largely depends on the appointments related to the regulators.
This seems to me to be a topic that could clash the parties in the majority, but the government will stabilize them. Because these parties have a very serious client potential - both the BSP, GERB and DPS-DPS. If certain clients clash, this could lead to additional tension. But I believe that as long as they manage to balance their different interests, the coalition will hold out, Lyubenov added.