site.btaThere Is Such a People, Democratic Bulgaria Launch Consultations on Future Governance

July 23 (BTA) - The parliamentary groups of There Is Such
a People (TISP) and Democratic Bulgaria launched consultations
on the future governance in Parliament on Friday. This is the
first in a series of meetings at the initiative of TISP.

On Thursday TISP sent invitations for talks to all parliamentary
groups with the exception of GERB-UDF.

At the beginning TISP floor leader Toshko Yordanov said: "I hope
that we will reconfirm mutually our main goals so that we give
a good sign that there will be a government."

Participating in the talks were TISP's Toshko Yordanov, Victoria
 
Vassileva, Ivailo Vulchev, Filip Stanev and Democratic Bulgaria
floor leader Hristo Ivanov, Atanas Atanasov and Vladislav Panev.

Beginning the meeting, Toshko Yordanov said that "scraping off"
former ruling part GERB is their priority.

"I hope that the meeting goes smoothly and easily, because at
least from our point of view we don't have any differences with
regard to our main political goals," he said.

Hristo Ivanov said that he was positive and full of energy. "I
expect us to talk about what lies ahead," said Ivanov.

Speaking after the consultations, the floor leaders of the two
parliamentary groups said that they share the same political
goals for judicial reform.

Ivanov said: "At this stage it was important to find out whether
 we have the same political goals: to replace Prosecutor General
 Ivan Geshev and the Supreme Judicial Council and for a
far-reaching reform of the prosecution service and the judicial
system."

Yordanov called the talks constructive and said that TISP and
Democratic Bulgaria are on the same course. "We are aware that
the prosecution service
cannot exist in its present form. We are aware that the
specialized criminal court and prosecution should be disbanded
and that there are challenges related to the National Recovery
and Resilience Plan, so our main course is the same," he said.

Of the condition set earlier in the day by Democratic Bulgaria
to keep the Movement for Rights and Freedoms out from the
government, Yordanov said that there are speculations about
support from the Movement.

"If there is a government, it will effectively be a government
of one political party which means a minority government to a
certain extent. It wonТt be a coalition government. Enough with
the speculations!," he said. According to Yordanov, the
Bulgarian Socialist Party, the MRF, Democratic Bulgaria and Rise
 Up.BG! Here We Come! may back this government if they share the
 policies, implemented by TISP.

It transpired that the meeting did not discuss any names of a
future prime minister or ministers.

Ivanov said that before backing a future government, his party
will very carefully consider the candidates, the programmes and
the stated intentions.

The consultations on the future government will continue on
Saturday between TISP, Rise Up.BG! Here We Come! and BSP for
Bulgaria. RI/PP



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