site.btaPresident Rumen Radev to Seek Rational Solution for Dates of Parliament Dissolution, General Elections

September 3 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev said he would
seek a rational solution for the date of dissolution of the
National Assembly and the scheduling of the parliamentary
elections. He was speaking in response to the queries of
journalists present at Friday's opening of a medical simulation
training centre at the Military Medical Academy in Sofia.
   
The question is not so much the date of the elections as whether
 the National Assembly will be able to manage at least part of
the work, Radev said. The MPs failed to form a government, but
they are also responsible before the Bulgarian public for the
update of the budget. The head of State believes the MPs will
not leave working people, pensioners, hospitals and business
without money. He also added that there are also important bills
 whose vote is pending.
    
Radev also said that Parliament refuses to take any stance on
the Recovery and Resilience Plan, which is not a good sign to
Bulgarians.
    
Taking a question regarding combining the forthcoming
parliamentary elections with the presidential ones, Radev
reiterated his opinion that that would run against the spirit of
 the Constitution and the differentiation of responsibilities of
 the individual institutions. Nor is such a variant in the
interest of the presidential institution, he said, adding that
it should also be born in mind that the crisis is deepening,
Bulgarians have to be called to the polls in three consecutive
weeks, which in turn costs money and time.
    
Taking a question about the caretaker government, Radev said it
was not on the agenda and what was most important was what
Parliament would do. He added that what he had wanted was to
show with the present government that a new model and style of
governance was possible, one that overcame the antagonism
between parties. This proved successful and showed serious
results, he said.
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