“BSP for Bulgaria” returned to President Rumen Radev the unfulfilled last, third mandate to form a government within the current 47th National Assembly. The meeting of the president with the leadership of the Socialists lasted for a few minutes and in an icy tone between the two sides.
The energy crisis can turn into a collapse, it is the worst legacy of this government, announced Radev, after receiving the empty folder from the chairman of the parliamentary group of the BSP, Georgi Svilenski. Therefore, he called on all deputies to be responsible and to find a solution for the chairman of KEVR today. At the moment, the debate on the return of Ivan Ivanov to the head of the energy regulator is ongoing in the plenary hall.
The President wished “all politicians who love Bulgaria” success in the upcoming parliamentary elections. But he didn’t even hint at when he planned to schedule them.
The BSP did not even respond to Radev’s invitation to sit down. Everyone, led by the leader Cornelia Ninova, stood straight. And despite the protocol, Ninova immediately asked Radev to speak after his appeal that everything should end today.
We made every effort and asked for an extension of the term of office of the parliament in order to elect the chairman of KEVR. We were accused of holding the mandate for another week to stay in power. Do you intend to extend the work of the SC to solve this problem? In 1 day this cannot be done, will you give time?
This is what Ninova asked the president urgently.
Once again, I call for it to be done by the end of this week, Radev cut short.
With that, the short procedure of “Dondukov” 2 ended.
“The president has not stopped criticizing this government since its first day, even though he created the main party in it. Together with GERB, DPS and “Vazrazhdane” they did not give us a hundred days, they even clearly stated: “You don’t have 100 days”.
We believe that he is part of the group that overthrew the current government,” Ninova told journalists on her way out of the presidency.
“We do not accept the president’s criticism of the BSP, that we are leaving chaos in the energy sector. Let him direct it to ITN and Slavi Trifonov, who broadcast the Minister of Energy. We will not be responsible for this, we repeatedly warned 3 months ago not to stop the negotiations with” Gazprom”, and now – that the problem with KEVR should be solved. Our social policy was the pillar of this government. We have done what is required of us”, insisted the BSP leader.
We have no desire to be responsible for this, continued an angry Ninova. We repeatedly warned 3 months ago not to stop negotiations with Gazprom, and now – that the problem with KEVR must be solved, she said. Our social policy was the pillar of this government. We have done what is required of us, the responsibility is now on the president, not to justify himself with inheritance, the leader of the BSP also stated.
There is no way that a new KEVR chairman can be elected in 2 days, the experts thought that it could be by August 12 at the earliest. Ivan Ivanov’s return may be just as vulnerable as a procedure, Ninova added.
Radev owes his two mandates to me, she added. Now he clearly couldn’t wait to take power again.
The lack of paper ballots would lead to low turnout and be a problem for all parties.
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