“Secret Tapes: Bulgarian Politicians Discuss Immunity, Services and Foreign Influence”

Kiril Petkov: This is typical of Borisov. And he is always trying to open this option, because only we can wash him. GERD is just one brand of the big evil behind it. And here it can be played – a major marketing brand for us, but not a real enemy. We can pretend to be interesting on TV, say “gentleman’s terms”. After the next election, you stand next to the parliament toilet and they surround you. Because the truth is that the whole scheme that we did these 2 years, the intellectuals are 7% to 10%. If you let the people go, as it is currently structured, we should be 10% with DB, with everything. We did a little ala-bala through the president, we brought in a horse, little by little the natural process, if we manage to do something, it will be this.

Asen Vasilev: This government will exist as long as Borisov is afraid of Geshev and the president. Ministers are approved by embassies

Kiril Petkov: Now we are having a hard fight, shirts are being torn – “you are traitors to our lives”, but we are betting insurance on Maria Gabriel, who dreams of being prime minister, and Borisov is washing himself through this option, there is no doubt, because they are a coalition, although we will say that it is only Maria Gabriel, and she was not in Bulgaria.

Asen Vasilev: I just want to say that these names of the heads of services are synchronized with the embassies.

Kiril Petkov: External consultants will help us with the reconstruction of the services.

“What do you mean the services are ours?” says a female voice, followed by an answer:

Asen Vasilev: DANS, NSO, the chief secretary of the Ministry of the Interior – these are our people who are designated by the embassy, ​​even the names are synchronized with the embassies.

Kiril Petkov: External consultants will help us with the reconstruction of the services.

Asen Vasilev: Until Geshev is removed as chief prosecutor, I don’t think that Borisov wants to go to the elections.

Kiril Petkov: He (Borisov) does not open the options because he knows that only we can wash him. We can pretend to be interesting on TV and talk about gentlemen’s agreements. We did a little “ala-bala” through the president.

Kiril Petkov: The truth is that the entire scheme we made, during all these years, the intellectuals are 7%. We did ala-bala through the president. If you let the people present themselves, we must be 10% with DB and everything”.

Kiril Petkov: Morality is not the only criterion by which people are evaluated. Boyko’s immunity will drag on for at least 6 months.

Kiril Petkov: What will happen tomorrow or the day after tomorrow if Borissov is indicted? I am not saying that this is our proposal or decision, but Hristo Ivanov gave a proposal and it is – we say that a committee on immunities is being created. The idea is to say that this commission works until the corruption reform is changed and the European standards for lifting immunity are used.

Kiril Petkov: Today I had a conversation with Ursula, asking her exactly this question – “if there will be an opportunity for such a government, do you promise to let us go”. She shouts “for Schengen, you have a very good chance, for the Eurozone – you have to figure out how to get around the rules, meaning to enter the framework”. And I said “can we think about inflation minus the effect of Ukraine” and she yelled “don’t quote me, but I’ll try to help you”.

The line about how “we don’t need Falcone” came from a private conversation between Petkov, Denkov and Radostin Vassilev.

Asen Vasilev: Hristo Ivanov’s idea is to introduce a European regulation by the EP, which means that Boyko’s immunity will be dragged on for at least 6 months in some commission that will examine all the evidence sheet by sheet and feather by feather. Until Geshev is removed as the chief prosecutor, I do not think that Boyko will want to go to the elections and lose his immunity.