/ world today news/ There is no agreement for the idea of the DPS to move towards changing the Constitution with an entirely new bill proposed by them. This became clear after the meeting between Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and DPS leader Lyutvi Mestan.
Their meeting ended with a conversation in the office of the Speaker of the National Assembly, Tsetska Tsacheva, who was joined by the co-chairman of the reformers, Radan Kanev, BNR reported. “The failure of the constitutional reform means the failure of the judicial system, and the state loses a lot from that,” Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said after the meeting.
“The failure of the constitutional reform also means the failure of the judicial reform. If this happens, no one else will lose as much as the state. Everyone has constituencies and commitments to them. It is not easy for me to put so much effort every day for something for which I can also sit on the sidelines and watch the process,” explained Borisov, quoted by “Focus”.
According to him, there will be many negatives, as well as accusations. “It is no coincidence that yesterday I raised the question on several points that unite us. They are not enough, but they are a step forward. We give judges and prosecutors the opportunity to decide for themselves who will grow in their careers. We also have meetings with BSP and BDC. The speed of the judicial process goes through the judiciary and the changes to the code,” explained the prime minister.
“Everything we talk about judicial reform does not serve either the prosecutor’s office or the court,” added Boyko Borisov.
“We guarantee that we will be overtaken by Romania. I understand colleague Kanev in the commitments they have – they are firm and consistent. There are several points in what a group of MPs have brought to change the Constitution, led by Tsetska Tsacheva’s signature,” explained Borisov.
According to him, some of them could even be agreed upon and subsequently adopted in the Judiciary Act.
“This is for the prosecutor to report to the National Assembly once a year. Most of all, it stops the two colleges from finding an agreement. Everyone is convinced that judges should nominate judges, prosecutors and investigators – prosecutors and investigators. The red line is how they are chosen,” Borissov pointed out.
According to him, for the next decades, judges and prosecutors are given the opportunity to decide for themselves who will grow in their careers.
“After today, no one can point to the DPS as a political force that is delaying reforms.” This is what DPS leader Lyutvi Mestan said at a briefing in parliament after his meeting with Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, the Reform Bloc and the Speaker of the National Assembly Tsetska Tsacheva on the judicial reform .
“I hope everyone will make an effort and put the national interest above the party. Now with five signatures, even only of representatives of the parliamentary quota, candidates can be nominated for the heads of the judiciary and the prosecutor’s office. When it comes down to the respective collegium alone, it’s the equivalent of the guild ripping off its leaders,” Lutvi Mestan explained.
According to him, this is much different from the previous practice. “What is important is what can be achieved, a constitutional majority is needed and what can be done within the limits of the Constitution itself. We are not the authors of ideas such as reform without DPS. It is important to ensure the sustainability of the reform. Consent should be sought as widely as possible,” Mestan added.
“After today, it is clear that no one can point to DPS as a political force that is delaying reforms. On the contrary, we lead to acceleration. Important steps have been taken, the chance to implement judicial reform should not be wasted. It is not by chance that we propose the completion of the constitutional reform before the local elections, so that this will also be taken into account in the Report of the European Commission,” said Lyutvi Mestan.
The co-chairman of the PG of the Reform Bloc, Radan Kanev, stated that the DPS proposal was unacceptable.
“If the bill has 180 proponents, does not deviate from the current one, which is to be voted on Friday, it is possible to talk about this acceleration of the judicial reform, which Lyutvi Mestan presented to the media and to us with Boyko Borisov,” Kanev clarified.
“In our conversation, there were a series of fundamental disagreements related to the legal consequences of the constitutional change. Compared to previous talks, my conclusion is that there is a retreat from the possibility of reaching a consensus at the present moment,” Kanev added.
“I don’t think there is insurmountable resistance to the judicial reform,” Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva told journalists in parliament. “I haven’t spoken to Radan Kanev, and that’s why I want us to get together and come up with a common decision,” she added.
“I have not seen a proposal on paper from the DPS. I would not like to comment on publications. The reform bloc must decide on a common position. Such a meeting has not yet been held. Even today, Naiden Zelenogorski was not at the talks that have taken place with the DPS. The reform is a very important element of the development of our country. Let us look with more optimism and hope at the way in which it is being negotiated we want, it’s time and a broad majority,” explained Kuneva.
According to her, when they manage to find the intersection between the two, then they have also succeeded with the proposals they will consider.
“We want judicial reform, but without changes in the Constitution, but only in the procedural laws.” This is what MP Kornelia Ninova said on BNT and confirmed that this will be the position of the BSP at tomorrow’s meeting of the leaders of the left party with Boyko Borisov and people from the coalition.
“Today we talked in the parliament and we cannot understand how the division of the Supreme Judicial Council will help to carry out the judicial reform. Minister Hristo Ivanov speculated on the topic that all political forces supported the strategy for judicial reform. We firmly stated that there should be judicial reform, but without touching the Constitution. There must be real changes that can be felt by the people. The division of the SJC will not lead to such a thing,” Ninova was categorical.
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