l Toshko Yordanov’s bragging on Twitter made Borisov withdraw Krassimir Tsipov’s nomination – not to hold his party responsible
l In order to avoid a blockade and postponement of the date of the vote, Kamelia Neykova will probably be nominated for chairman.
The procedure for electing the leadership of the new CEC has started for the second time, after GERB withdrew yesterday the only nominee for chairman – the former MP and former Deputy Interior Minister Krassimir Tsipov.
President Rumen Radev convened extraordinary consultations with the parliamentary political forces early Friday morning to urgently ask them for a new name for the post. Thus, the head of state is trying to avoid delaying the procedure and postponing the date of the elections – July 11. Radev linked her to the election of the new CEC and the 60-day law required by law for the preparation of the vote.
The withdrawal of Tsipov’s candidacy was announced by the resigned Prime Minister and GERB leader Boyko Borissov at an extraordinary briefing on Thursday, a day after Tsipov turned out to be the only candidate for CEC chairman.
“GERB is the only party that had the courage to nominate a chairman and bear the responsibility, the other parties escaped from this responsibility,” Krassimir Tsipov himself explained his withdrawal. He himself suggested to the party leadership to reconsider his candidacy for
not to receive
the party in
the following
2 months
living rooms
attacks and
accusations
“I am not afraid to take responsibility as chairman of the CEC, which makes a decision by a qualified majority of 2/3. I have more than 15 years as an expert and politician “, explained Tsipov yesterday. That is why he asked Borissov to discuss the situation and decide to withdraw his candidacy.
The other CEC nominee from GERB, sociologist Dimitar Dimitrov, explained that the principle of consensus is enshrined in the president’s rules, and urged the authors of the texts in the Electoral Code not to shirk responsibility.
At the meeting with Radev on Wednesday against the name of Tsipov jumped from “Democratic Bulgaria”, “Stand up!” Get out! ” and BSP. They repeatedly called on the second parliamentary group, “There is such a people,” to nominate itself as CEC chairwoman, but its chief, Toshko Yordanov, and deputy parliamentary speaker, Victoria Vasileva, remained silent and offered only a deputy chairwoman, Kamelia Neykova, and members. of the commission.
It is expected that Neykova will be nominated today by “There is such a people” as head of the CEC, after most of the other parties have already given a signal that they are ready to support her. This will avoid blocking the procedure, which would postpone the early vote until after July 11th.
The lack of another candidacy on Wednesday was interpreted by Radev as a recognition of the right of the largest parliamentary force GERB to take the presidency. And to the calls of the other parties to have a lottery among all the names, he answered that he follows the procedure and there is no sense in doing it with an envelope with a name.
Later in the evening, however, Toshko Yordanov explained on Twitter that they were
put
deliberately trapped
of GERB, if not
have raised
candidate for
chairman
of the CEC
Thus, Borissov’s party would be responsible and would not be able to attack the election process, organized according to the changed rules, and at the same time the decisions in the commission do not depend on GERB.
Borissov also described as a “trap” the reluctance of other parliamentary forces to nominate a candidate for chairman of the election commission.
“Tomorrow, when we go out to attack the nonsense they did, Tsipov will come out to defend them. We are clumsy and we don’t see the combinations and the trap they put us in!
They will not
pass the number!
Tomorrow he will be instructed to sign a contract for the machines, and we, by attacking the machines, will answer him what. We have been set this trap “, the GERB leader gave an example.
“Why did they find people for all committees in the parliament, for all chairmen and deputy chairmen, and not for the CEC? What necessitates the elections on July 11? Why aren’t they earlier? ”Borissov asked.
The resigned prime minister criticized the actions of the 45th parliament, calling the last sittings an “election campaign”.
“How they get confused and what incompetence, even in their theater where they played, they behave as if there will be a second reading, and
they leave.
What commissions,
what BGN 5?
“They are just making proposals to spend money, but tell me how you will fight illegal cigarettes and alcohol,” he added.
According to him, the next elections will form a similar parliament with the same formations and then there will be a danger for the country to fall into a constitutional crisis, because President Radev will also enter the election battle for the upcoming presidential election and will remain 2 months until the end of his term.
“I know we spent so much money on elections and they went to the canal.
After 2 months
we will be in the same
procedure,
but the presidential candidate will be 2 months away from the elections and we will be in a constitutional crisis. This worries me – how long will finance and the economy last. There will be no parliament and no government. Good, bad – the parliament has it. I don’t like it either, but it is there “, added Borissov.
Borissov wants an acting prime minister to go to the European Council for COVID
So far it is known that he will be a man
President Rumen Radev to appoint the caretaker government faster so that his prime minister can take part in the European Council on May 7th and 8th in the Portuguese city of Porto. This was requested on Thursday by the resigned Prime Minister Boyko Borissov.
“Yesterday, after the return of the mandate from the BSP, I expected the caretaker government to enter. Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow is the European Council. I should go to a council tomorrow and take responsibility for the next caretaker government. I expect today that they will be responsible for the caretaker government, that the one appointed by the president will go to the council “, said the resigned prime minister.
The informal meeting of European leaders in Porto is mainly about coordinating policies to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic recovery. EU leaders are expected to approve a special declaration on the future of the EU, according to an invitation to the council made by its president, Charles Michel.
For now, however, the president is keeping secret the members of the caretaker government he is due to appoint, along with the dissolution of parliament next week. So far, the head of state has only announced that the prime minister of the cabinet will be a man. So far, the names of Secretary of State Secretary for Security Gen. have been unofficially mentioned as potential caretaker prime ministers. Stefan Yanev and the former head of the investigation, who is close to the BSP, Boyko Rashkov.
Borissov did not understand why the early elections should be on July 11, and not a week earlier or later, as BNT chief Emil Koshlukov had already demanded. July 11 is the final of the European Football Championship, which national television is obliged to broadcast, he warned.
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