This government was created as the only possible option for creating a government. This is a common mandate and common responsibility. Our main goals are stability of public finances, a law on the state budget, Bulgaria's entry into the eurozone and the restart and completion of all projects under the PVE - those that are possible. The colleagues from the MRF-DPS expressed a desire to build a majority. They accepted our priority goals. They declared that they do not want any posts. This was announced to all of you, to the entire society. The model they are talking about is actually their model, which they have created and which they have defended for years. This was stated by Kostadin Angelov from GERB-SDS, quoted by novini.bg.
„Their behavior today does not actually dismantle this model, but rather reassembles it. This is actually the "Peevski" model, against which they supposedly declare that they are fighting. From the very beginning until today, the only conversations we have had with DPS-DPS have been solely and exclusively about positions. In the future, support for the majority depends only on the colleagues from DPS-DPS. It depends on their behavior whether other PGs will take advantage of supporting this majority“, he emphasized.
Toshko Yordanov added: „You remember very well the statements of Dzhevdet Chakarov that they are not there for positions, but to change the "Peevski" model. It is funny that they have been creating it for many years. In all coalition councils and talks, the conversation was only about positions in the regulators. We did not have talks about a legislative program, we did not even have an in-depth conversation with them about the budget. The dialogues with them were always about positions and something else - a desire to stop inspections in the province for some people who are from them. You understand that if the Council of Ministers intervenes to stop an inspection, this is already a violation. If someone somewhere in the local government or their person has stepped on the onion, they must bear responsibility. It is not normal for the ruling majority or the Council of Ministers to call the NRA and say to check this person or not to check that person. We are not a majority with the aim of stopping inspections.“
Since they have such a drama with the regulators, we will stop electing them. I would like you to ask them, since they claim that in most regulators there are people of “New Beginning“ , and now because of them they will stop the elections of new people, why do they leave the regulators to people from “DPS – New Beginning“. There will be a vote of no confidence next week, we will see how they will behave“, he also commented.
According to Dragomir Stoynev from BSP-OL it is “unpleasant that they have to talk to each other through the media“: “Especially because yesterday we had talks with DPS-DPS, and we did not feel in any way that they had hesitations about participating in the government. BSP-OL took part in this government in order to prevent the political chaos that the country was in. Yesterday, when we were electing the leadership of KEVR, DPS-DPS voted with “New Beginning“ for chairman, but they voted against the candidates of BSP and ITN. Did they want our seats? And if that is the reason, then we stop with the regulators, we leave them in their current form. We are witnessing yet another arm-wrenching.“
Angelov emphasized that the MRF-DPS have a few days until Tuesday to rethink their behavior and do what they declared and signed as part of the agreement on governing the state.
„From our conversations with them, they have stated extremely clearly and directly that they will not be the party that will question the government. I expect them to act as they promised on Wednesday. The problem is about positions“, Yordanov was categorical.
Angelov added that no talks are being held to form a new majority.