Is there a “good“ and “bad“ DPS, is there a struggle who will support the “Zhelyazkov“ cabinet. What is the future for Ahmed Dogan's people and what is his role reduced to… Korman Ismailov, who was part of the DPS and knows the processes in the party well from the inside and outside, spoke in front of FACTI.
- Mr. Ismailov, did the entry of the “Velicie“ party confuse the plans of DPS Dogan for their role in the government?
- The entry of the “Velicie“ party can and somewhat confuse the calculations, but I do not think that “Majesty“ is a serious obstacle for such outwitted politicians.
- I mean that “Majesty“ took parliamentary seats…
- Yes. Weak parties have weakened a little more. Weak leadership cannot generate successful ideas and formulas. That is, at the moment what is being constructed as a formula of power is increasingly unstable. And this is so because the goal of these so-called “leaders“ is their own, personal survival. Their vision is very short-term, because they do not have strong support and trust. They cannot generate long-term strategies that would have the trust of the voters and be able to implement them. They are taking small steps, testing the waters and, of course, acting in a mutual opposition, in a push-pull, but this does not help either them or the state and its institutions.
- And now how do you view Dogan's MRF. What position are they in, how do you see the government itself?
- It seems that Dogan's MRF cannot control the tremors. Dogan has no idea and vision with which to come before his voters and communicate. This is clearly sowing discord among the people and his assets.
- You know many people in the places. Are they looking for Ahmed Dogan's face, because he has no public appearances. Does the name Ahmed Dogan alone work?
- It works less and less. And it brings more and more negativity. It is simply visible how people who are perhaps dependent on the methods and opportunities that Peevski has, and those who have accumulated assets, living in such dependence and working close to or in politics, are slowly being peeled off. Therefore, this process of decomposition will not be able to be controlled and stopped by Dogan. I am also very disappointed by what I see as communication of policies by the people around him. I do not see any optimism and perspective ahead of them. This is clearly felt and seen by the "colleagues" Peevski and Borisov, because they are cutting into what Dogan has as residual electoral support, mainly from the bought and controlled vote.
- We saw a move by Dogan's MRF, when they still decided to stay in government. Did they have an alternative...
- In my opinion, they had no other choice, but this choice does not work for them either. They tried to communicate it as a statesmanlike decision. They said things like that at the very beginning, that their first goal is to end the political crisis, but in reality this crisis is very deep. And right now they are wondering how to reverse this bad situation for them. I think that the days of their support for the cabinet are numbered. In my opinion, the decision does not depend entirely on Dogan alone. If he manages to negotiate something personal for himself through Borisov and thus stay inside the government, it is one thing. If he fails, his people should immediately go into opposition and lead a circular defense.
- At the same time, we heard Borisov say that nothing in parliament can be decided without the votes of “D PS - New Beginning“…“
- This was clear at the beginning of this cabinet's life, and it was also evident in previous parliaments, which - although short, consolidated a strategy that they act together behind the scenes, but now everything is coming out on the surface. GERB-SDF and “DPS - New Beginning“ are openly paving the way for a joint coalition government.
- How long will the “Zhelyazkov“ cabinet last?
- The cabinet will last as long as the ratings at some point give them a sufficient number of deputies. Then they will call elections so that they can achieve the maximum for themselves. For me, the deadline is after the adoption of the euro, because you see how many things the Trump factor has caused. On the one hand, commentators naively linked who will win in America to see how this will affect the construction of power in our country. And what do we see now? The Trump factor has only generated huge economic and political crises - both in NATO, and with Greenland, Panama, tension with China, with Iran. This destructiveness of Trump even further shortens the horizon for European leaders. We see on the stock markets how everything is collapsing. We see how Trump's ministers, no matter how much they talk to the media, cannot stop and control these processes of fear and cannot generate trust. Things are not going well for America, and from there for the global economy. For us, this will further strengthen the fear among politicians that it is impossible to cope with what is coming from outside. Internally, projects, orders and hoops from companies are only being moved to consume money that should reach citizens as services and infrastructure. That is why I am convinced that elections are knocking on the door.
- The MRF collapsed because of the vote for the first cabinet “Zhelyazkov“, and now both factions support the cabinet. What has changed?
- When the first cabinet “Zhelyazkov“ was voted for, Dogan had understood that Peevski was taking over the party by force. Dogan gave the order at the last moment not to support the cabinet. And that is exactly when he wanted to see who was with him. However, over time, those who are with him will become fewer and fewer. I do not see anything like a prospect for Dogan's MRF. Even if we have some apparent political stability, these politicians and the way they guarantee their personal survival and development does not bring anything good. Although they try to throw dust in the eyes in the form of “… in the name of the state“, “we need stability“, etc., that the world is shaking. So what.