Former Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov Criticizes the Rotating Government Format in Bulgaria

The rotating government between GERB – SDS and “We continue the change – Democratic Bulgaria” is illogical. Of course, it will be presented to the public in the interest of Bulgaria, but I think that this is an unsound construction on an unsound basis.

That’s what he said in the studio of Euronews Bulgaria the former interior minister and chairman of Republicans for Bulgaria Tsvetan Tsvetanov. “This will lead to internal upheavals in each of the political forces that participate in this format. The “changes” appeared as a change against the status quo of GERB and the “Borisov” model. At one point, we observe a completely different thesis – we sit down to be partners with those who until yesterday you said should be investigated. How are you going to explain to people why you are doing this joint management and on a rotational basis. Given that local elections are coming up. How will you explain to the mayoral candidates – we are politically different entities, we are fighting against the local government model, because this was repeated many times,” Tsvetanov asked.

“If we accept all that has been happening in the last two years with the impossibility of forming a regular government, it was important for Borisov that everyone should come under the common denominator “we are all masks”. You see that the last two campaigns were about mutual attacks on who stole what,” added the politician.

The “changes” are currently at a disadvantage because for GERB what is happening now is important to be able to go to the local elections and then if they can repeat a result similar to that of 2019. Because we know that the backbone of a party and a future government goes through the local government,” Tsvetanov stressed.

“Change” legitimized Borisov in this political process and he began to lead the process. It would be much easier for the PP to explain it to their constituents if the teams involved in these negotiations had substance before this leadership meeting took place.

Last Monday, things seemed almost resolved – BSP, DPS, GERB and ITN. Ninova withdrew her support on Monday afternoon, which in any case was related to the requested resignation of Geshev, because she saw that some processes were going on in the state. She saw that it would do a lot of damage to her party and preferred not to enter or hide behind any facades. ITN and they withdrew their support and the mechanical sum for parliamentary support became almost mission impossible. And so GERB had this option, which is on the agenda,” added Tsvetan Tsvetanov.

He stated that whether this will be the final option no one knows, because there can always be a question mark in the third term, which can always unite the old political players to look for some solution.

“There is an activity of the prosecutor’s office in some cases that are more delayed in time. The other is checks commissioned by the prosecutor’s office for expertise on the highways. If sufficient evidence is collected and the immunity of someone from the GERB parliamentary group is requested and PP is in joint management with GERB, how will they explain to their voters that they are in favor of changing the Borisov model”.

Tsvetanov recalled that Temenuzka Petkova, Tomislav Donchev and Borisov were people who had meetings with people from the ban list for “Turkish Stream”, for which BGN 3 billion was spent and served Putin. “If we go to the highways and what was in the regional ministry, there are Nikolay Nankov and Petya Avramova. Or all the other incidents like “Barcelonagate” and all those that were connected to Borisov, a completely different political environment is being created.”

“Imagine that this activity of the prosecutor’s office was felt by Borisov in the last 2-3 months and he is looking for an option to make another scenario.

Everything that happens as a series of events is interrelated, and today Geshev himself said that during conversations with a member of the Supreme Court, he told him that Borisov was behind this thing,’ added Tsvetanov.

According to him, in his capacity as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs, he spoke only with Boris Velchev on certain tasks. And with Sotir Tsatsarov – only when there were talks related to legislative changes in the judicial system.