The Speaker of the Parliament Natalia Kiselova closed the debate on the submitted vote of no confidence at 2:30 p.m.
The vote on the vote of no confidence will be on Thursday at 2:30 p.m., Kiselova announced.
The deputies debated the submitted vote of no confidence on the topic of "corruption" for 5 hours. The submitters are MECH with the signatures of MPs from "Vazrazhdane" and "Velichy". This is the second vote of no confidence in the government of Rosen Zhelyazkov. The first was submitted by Kostadin Kostadinov's party and was related to foreign policy.
"The godfather of corruption is called Delyan Peevski", said the chairman of the MECH PG Kiril Veselinski from the podium. He also played a recording from December 6, 2024, in which Stanislav Balabanov, in front of journalists, states that "Delyan Peevski owns 51 parliament". "ITN are hiding, they are not there. They must be recording something for Tik-Tok. Where is ITN", asked Veselinski and played more recordings in which the chairman of the ITN PG Toshko Yordanov can be heard calling Boyko Borisov "a scumbag communist who hasn't thrown away his party card".
"You have a collusion between communists and mafias – the communists from the BSP and the mafiosi from GERB. Slavi Trifonov joined this assembly together with Delyan Peevski, the former representative of Multigroup, who is the godfather of this mafia – in his traditional role of being the service personnel of the mafia“, he also said, after which the microphone was stopped by the speaker of the parliament.
The leader of “Vazrazhdane“ Kostadin Kostadinov recalled that Delyan Peevski was sanctioned for corruption under the global “Magnitsky“ law. “Delyan Peevski is currently governing Bulgaria. There is nothing more to add. Delyan Peevski is the owner of the Bulgarian government. Delyan Peevski is the man who disposes of the prosecutor's office as his personal property," he said, adding that the BSP and the ITN entered the government to isolate Peevski, and now Peevski has turned them into his crutches.
The chairman of the PG of “Velicie“ Ivelin Mihaylov said that in this vote “Velicie“ will proudly stand next to Ahmed Dogan.
"After the withdrawal of the DPS-DPS, we can now see the cordon sanitaire around Peevski, who actually wants him and who supports Peevski. We will see which people will vote for the vote of no confidence and which will not vote for it, and from there everyone can take stock of who is with Peevski and who is not, because Peevski is the real person behind this government“, said Mihaylov.
For his part, the chairman of the PG of “DPS-New Beginning“ Delyan Peevski noted that there is no problem with the stability of the cabinet.
“DPS-New Beginning“ will support him because it is time to work for the people. The only thing I want is for the prime minister and the ministers to start solving the issues of the people“, said Peevski.
The MP from the PG of “Democracy, Rights and Freedoms – DPS“ (DPS-DPS) Hysni Adem was categorical that Dogan's party can remain silent and close its eyes to the backstage, which continues to determine the direction of Bulgarian politics. “The vote of no confidence that we are discussing today is much more than just another political act – it is a diagnosis, a clear signal that Bulgaria cannot and should not be governed with hypocrisy, through dependencies and at the cost of complete moral compromise. And the most striking manifestation of this reality is the influence of Delyan Peevski – a man who for years was a symbol of the backstage, and today is its official spokesman“, he said.
The co-chairman of the PP and deputy from the PP-DB PG Kiril Petkov also joined the debate, explaining that the coalition absolutely agrees that this government has shown huge shortcomings in its vision and fight against corruption. “On the other hand, we have stated that we have two priorities – to fight corruption, but also to be in the heart of Europe”, he recalled and assured that they will wait 2 months for the convergence report to be released and then they will initiate their own vote of no confidence in the government.
His colleague Ivaylo Mirchev announced that Peevski is starting to take over GERB throughout the country – structures, people and networks of companies. “Borisov is not worried about this vote, because, on the one hand, it opens up a field for “Vazrazhdane” to strengthen their toxic rhetoric on the track, and, on the other, he is counting on Peevski's support – the person against whom this vote is meaningfully directed“, he emphasized.
According to Mirchev, Borisov and Peevski are changing Bulgaria's course and heading towards Putin, and the task of the PP-DB is “to ensure that the eurozone does not fall victim to this substitution“.
MP from the ITN PG Pavela Mitova criticized the motives for the vote of no confidence and said that “they look more like motives for the impeachment of the president“.
In the parliamentary lobby, GERB leader Boyko Borisov commented on the topic: "I thank the PPDB for not participating in the vote of no confidence. The Eurozone is a strategic goal for the state. The same applies to the DPS-New Beginning, which supports the government when it works well for the people".
The vote on the draft resolution shall be held no earlier than 24 hours after the conclusion of the debates, in accordance with Art. 108, para. 3 of the Rules of Procedure for the Organization and Activities of the National Assembly.