I haven’t seen Borisov for 5 months, I used to love him, but not anymore, he added
Dogan and I were at odds, now he is one of the wisest politicians
Politics is one of my biggest frustrations
Until the finance ministers who decide on the budget start sleeping in the National Theatre, it will not increase. For them, meatballs, kebabs and branded suits – that’s their understanding of culture.
This is how the former Minister of Culture, ex-head of the Parliament and famous sculptor Vezhdi Rashidov commented on the budget for culture and the recent protest of cultural workers and artists against it.
Things in politics are always about money. There is always money for culture, but from the small feathers. And they have money, they don’t have the will to give, he told BBC.
Money is given for pensions, for some supplements, for people to be happy and satisfied. There is currently no policy. It sounds sad, Rashidov said. This was also one of the reasons for his retirement from politics.
There is no GERD. There are some young people there, the ones we started with in 2009 are gone, he added.
When asked what he would say to GERB leader Boyko Borisov now, he replied: I wouldn’t say anything to him, he is not a little boy. As long as I have advised him, there is someone to drool over his ears, all his blunders are of great intelligence.
I have loved this person, he is not devoid of qualities, if there were inappropriate actions between us, but he is alive and well, added Rashidov. And he indicated that he last saw him 5 months ago.
And when asked why he said that he “loved” him in the past, he said: Because not anymore.
Politics is one of my biggest disappointments, the artist was categorical.
DPS are a permanent fact in politics. Siderov used to rule with the golden finger left, right. That’s politics. No one believed that we would take a place in Kardzhali. I broke through Dogan’s bastion a bit. We were at odds not with DPS, but with Dogan, but in this whole situation he is now one of the wisest players in politics, Rashidov insisted.
Asked if he accepts Delyan Peevski as the leader of the DPS, he replied: Why not, what is the problem? That it is more kilos. That’s me too.
“Leave “Magnitsky”, these are some American chewing gum. I Peevski fried him very well, unlike the silent lambs, the media made a lot of noise. Tosho Toshev met us with Peevski. We met and had a conversation, behind this demeanor sits a smart pragmatic man. What can’t be done? He became a deputy after all. A smart person makes money, and at least he declares it,” Rashidov pointed out.
2023-12-09 07:47:00
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