President Rumen Radev’s right-hand man – Prof. Alexander Marinov, head of the Strategic Council to the head of state, said he was disturbed by the way in which the 70 Russian diplomats were expelled.
“I think there is a serious problem here. Let specialists, diplomats judge – you know that there are cases of expelling diplomats all over the world, but the point is that this should be persuasive, with evidence and not to salt the manja for strange reasons or in search of prestigious benefits”, comments Prof. Marinov in the studio of “More of the day”.
“Such a tort situation should develop in the public eye, not in secret, because there remains the suspicion of some kind of deal. Information has emerged that strengthens these doubts, and this is not good for both parliamentarism and the government itself, if it passes “, he said regarding the allegations that MPs and politicians from “We continue the change” are calling colleagues and persuading them to support the new cabinet.
“This creates an unfavorable, not to say toxic, atmosphere that will hinder him, because he should be doing very difficult and important things,” he added.
In his words, the cooling of relations between the president and the government is a process.
“Not only the president, but many people have embraced the emergence of “Continuing Change” with the hope that something new is emerging on the political scene that will change things. Unfortunately, words and intentions were not backed up by actions and results. The divergence between the president and the government, and the majority in the parliament, came about because almost nothing of the announced intentions was achieved in 6 months”, said Prof. Marinov.
He emphasized that there is nothing surprising in this, because President Radev’s standards for any government, regardless of who issued it, are the same.
For him, if this cabinet passes, he will face many difficulties and risks, including for the electoral performance of each party.
“The move of the BSP was of such a tone – to reassure its voters that it swallowed this step of the Prime Minister (the expulsion of the Russian diplomats – b.r.). Not only the BSP, but each of the ruling parties, which plans to participate in Bulgarian politics in the future, will have to account for how their participation in the government will affect their future results”, predicts Prof. Marinov.
He recommended not to be fooled – “this cabinet can be elected, but it cannot last long”.
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