The vote of no confidence, submitted by MECH, is another piece of smoke that wastes parliamentary time. Currently, three pro-Russian parties are trying to initiate such a vote every week, I call on them to do it every day so that this government can have a long-term horizon of governance. This was said by Stanislav Balabanov from ITN on the air of “Your Day” on NOVA NEWS.
Smuggling and the police umbrella
Balabanov commented on the case with the rejection of the proposal to hear Interior Minister Daniel Mitov and the police officers who uncovered the cigarette smuggling channel in Plovdiv. He pointed out that before the start of the plenary session there was a chairperson's council, at which everyone agreed that since the minister could not attend because he had to travel, the hearing would take place next week.
“Those who pretend to be in opposition agreed to the hearing next week, but in the hall they decided to play the opposition with different procedures”, he added.
The MP is of the opinion that since there is a case with smuggling and a police umbrella, there should be a reaction to show that measures are being taken to fight corruption.
Laws on the Recovery and Sustainability Plan
Balabanov said that the Recovery and Sustainability Plan was bound by the PP-DB to anti-corruption laws, not to guarantee the independence of the institutes, but „institutions called „bats” to be replaced like teams – from one to the other”.
„This Plan was returned several times due to incompetence on the part of Assen Vassilev. The first tranche of money was received by companies close to „We continue the change”, which made ice cream cups and spent millions”, the MP also said.
He added that they are now looking for an opportunity to store some of this money and properly invest it in the state.
Coalition, governance and opposition
Regarding the allegations that the government is supported by „DPS-New Beginning” Balabanov said that „this is absolute speculation”. And he reminded: “ITN has never once entered into a conversation with Peevski or with “DPS-New Beginning” regarding any support. We were the first to sign the “sanitary cordon” of “Continuing the change” and the first to say that we will not participate in a government with Peevski”.
He was categorical that the leader of “DPS-New Beginning” has no influence in the majority.