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Outgoing ABV Leader Purvanov Deems Forms for Interaction inside Coalition Non-working

Sofia, April 1 (BTA) - Outgoing ABV leader and former president
(2002-2012) Georgi Purvanov believes that the forms for
interaction inside the ruling coalition are non-working. He told
journalists on Wednesday that ABV is still waiting for the
Finance Minister to answer the questions, asked a few days ago,
about the issued debt of 16 billion leva.

After testifying in the court case against the former
intelligence head Kircho Kirov, Purvanov said that Labour and
Social Policy Minister Ivaylo Kalfin's work is more than
excellent because of the scale of the work on the pension
reform, which no other government has achieved. This is about a
balanced and working reform and about having more money for
pensioners, he explained. Purvanov explained that he does not
exclude possible obstructions and difficulties in the texts
pertaining to the pension reform.

He explained that ABV has been highly assessed for its work on
the bill to revise the Judiciary Act. Purvanov noted that ABV
has shown a reformist face, while others boasting such titles
are resolving personnel appointments.

According to him, the true check on how strong the coalition is
will be conducted when the pension reform is put to the vote in
Parliament. Commenting the upcoming meeting with GERB, Purvanov
said that ABV will raise questions in the fields of energy,
foreign policy and others.

"Our attitude towards the Cabinet can not be placed in the
context of what we are doing in the local elections," he
commented, adding that he believes that if ABV leaves the
coalition, Kalfin will leave the Government.

The ABV party will vote for a new leader on April 25 after
Purvanov stepped down in protest over the decision of ABV's
representatives in Parliament to vote in support of a new
external debt of 16 billion leva to be taken out over the next
three years.