site.btaCC-DB Co-Leader Petkov Votes to Retain Hope Bulgaria Can Be Normal European Country

"I voted so that we do not betray the hope that Bulgaria can be a normal European country, where wealth is shared in a fair way, where we all have an equal start.

My fear today is that there is a risk of a large number of bought votes and a large number of corporate votes, which means that if all free Bulgarians do not turn out to vote, there is a risk that the future of our country could be determined by those [votes]," Continute the Change-Democratic Bulgaria co-leader Kiril Petkov told journalists after exercising his right to vote at the 133rd Alexander Pushkin Secondary School here on Sunday.

He added that Bulgaria will either be brought back to the time when some shady figures treated the country as their property, "or we will continue our way forward where we are slowly but surely becoming a normal country".

"As long as the two of them - [Movement for Rights and Freedoms leader Delyan] Peevski and [GERB leader Boyko ] Borissov, are in the position to make decisions, there is no point in negotiating or talking about anything, because we have seen that our vision of Bulgaria and their vision of Bulgaria are radically different. We will continue to fight for our vision of Bulgaria and I hope there are enough free Bulgarians who are pro-Europe and will come out to vote", Petkov said.

He called on all Bulgarians, to whom their country is dear, to come out and vote. The biggest problem will be if people stay at home, he said, adding that the responsibility for this country is joint.