PP-DB and GERB-SDS – invited each other to negotiations as a step to implement the rotation in the executive power. This happened after the threats of early elections. Today, the governing partners show a slight push for a truce, but still in an aggressive style. Despite the conditions set and despite the exchange of invitations, it remains unclear when the negotiations will actually start.
“We continue the change-Democratic Bulgaria” insisted that the negotiations begin tomorrow, and GERB issued an invitation for Saturday.
After the heightened political tone, the desire to negotiate prevailed, but criticism remained. From Bucharest, where he is at the EPP congress, GERB leader Boyko Borisov recalled their proposed schedule before the resignation:
“Friday Saturday and Sunday. During this time, the resignation was submitted, but we will submit it to the parliament for voting on Tuesday-Wednesday, when we are ready. It is the fault of these conceited people who, in their desire to show how great they are, pushed us into a crisis”.
Despite the crisis, there will be negotiations with Maria Gabriel at the head, Borisov is categorical: “She will invite them. We have to go home. I don’t want Maria to feel in the shadows.”
However, PP-DB did not wait for GERB’s invitation.
“I hold in my hands the invitations to Mrs. Maria Gabriel and Mr. Borisov, as well as their negotiating team, on Friday, at a convenient time for them in the National Assembly, to start the negotiations,” said co-chair Kiril Petkov, pointing to the reform of regulators and the justice system as the main topic .
Hristo Ivanov, for his part, stated that they have no claims about the GERB negotiating team: “We will negotiate with whoever they send.”
But the PP-DB did not receive confirmation of a return written invitation from the GERB-SDS for negotiations led by Maria Gabriel on the agreement on joint governance within the mandate of this parliament, the Decision-Making Mechanism and the composition and structure of the government.
Borisov insisted that Maria Gabriel choose the ministers in the future cabinet. “She will manage this office. She will say which ministers she can work with”.
But the PP-DB emphasized again that the replacement of Finance Minister Asen Vasilev is absolutely unthinkable. “A huge priority for us right now, for all of us, is to enter the Eurozone. A change at the moment, when we are months before the Eurozone, is an absolutely insane idea,” said Petkov.
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