The decision to appoint Lyudmila Petkova as director of ADFI was not discussed by the Joint Management Council and it has no place to be discussed there. The council is now discussing the budget. This is artificial tension. This was stated by Atanas Zafirov, Deputy Prime Minister and acting chairman of the BSP, in the morning block of BNT, quoted by novini.bg
When asked who is the stronger figure - Boyko Borisov or Rosen Zhelyazkov, he specified: “Both have different functions. The SSU, which is on a rotational basis, is currently chaired by Mr. Angelov. Borisov, as the leader of the party, sets the direction and course. I assure you, Zhelyazkov strictly fulfills his duties as prime minister.”
„The public is saying that we are late in filling the regulators, and at the same time, when the process was accelerated, we were told that we were in a hurry. There has been no discussion about what seats the BSP will receive in the regulators. The discussion in which I intend to participate is based on the expertise and professionalism of the candidates, not political loyalty”, commented Zafirov.
„If we leave the state without a budget, in a free fall mode, a severe collapse awaits us - financial, economic, social. The state is in a delicate situation”, warned the deputy prime minister.
Zafirov announced that there will be no different yardstick for municipalities in the distribution of funds. “However, the previous government irresponsibly promised funds that simply did not exist. The deficit in the MRDPW is 500 million leva.”
However, he is categorical that what was promised must be given to the people.
“Let's stop talking about leadership – the BSP will elect a chairman, not a leader. We will no longer be a leading party. My priority is to return the collective beginning to the party. For these 6-7 months that I led the party, I think I did it. We have quite a few candidates for chairman – the BSP is now democratic”, announced the acting chairman of the BSP.
He supports the abolition of direct elections because he has become convinced of the imperfections of these elections.