Yesterday's decision by "Save Sofia" is not spontaneous, but a process that has been going on for months. Boris Bonev chose to campaign and prepare for the next elections. This was stated by the mayor of Sofia Vasil Terziev in the show "Face to Face" on bTV.
Yesterday they decided that it was time to take this step. It is the result of the fact that governing in a hostile environment is quite difficult. We lived for several months in a state of internal opposition, he added.
Terziev also commented on Boris Bonev's statement that Bogdana Panayotova was the price for the court to rule in favor of the mayor in the case of the legitimacy of the elections.
I don't know where Mr. Bonev comes up with such nonsense. I have not seen Peevski, I have not spoken to him, nor with the people who are his left and right hands. If this were a fact, I would not be under constant attack. It is easiest nowadays to say that someone is Peevski's man, Vasil Terziev pointed out. And he asked Bonev to show evidence for his words.
"I recently went through a lie detector test to find out whether I made decisions under pressure, whether I benefited materially from my official position. The answer is eloquent - no. It is very difficult for someone to impose an opinion on me", Terziev noted. The Sofia mayor suggested that Boris Bonev also undergo a lie detector test.
If Bogdana Panayotova had not been transparently elected, I would not have signed off on her appointment, he is categorical. "For the moment, I do not regret her appointment. We will see in time. Now we will see Panayotova's attitude towards chronic problems in urban planning", the Sofia mayor also said.
"Adriana Popova is part of my team, yes, she is my advisor, but ultimately I approve all decisions, I sign them off. There is no parallel power, no matter how convenient it may be as a topic", the Sofia mayor also said in connection with Boris Bonev's claims. According to him, "Save Sofia" is obsessed with Dimitar Petrov - Mitko Svetofara. "Isn't it because of him that a number of contracts were concluded? Isn't the deputy mayor responsible?", Terziev asked.
Regarding Bonev's statement that Taki will take over Sofia's garbage collection, Terziev said: I am surprised that Mr. Bonev is deeply informed about all the processes that concern people with nicknames.