site.btaAtanas Atanasov's Candidacy for Parliament Chair Attempt to Untangle Legislature - MEP Radan Kanev

Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) leader Atanas Atanasov's candidacy for Parliament chair is a serious and conscientious attempt to untie the knot in which the National Assembly is entangled, MEP (DSB/EPP) Radan Kanev told Bulgarian National Radio Sunday.

Yes, Bulgaria said on Saturday that they support Atanasov for Parliament chair, but not GERB leader Boyko Borissov for prime minister, added Kanev. According to him, this nomination is the beginning of possible negotiations.

He commented that conducting negotiations through the media is a guaranteed failure. People who do that are looking for failure, said Kanev. "My deep conviction given the current situation is that we need negotiations to be successful," the MEP added and commented that the political system has become polluted by the cascade of elections.

"I believe that when negotiations take place, they are usually successful. Since they have not started, we cannot guess whether they will be successful. I hope they will start. There are many ways for them to be successful in this environment of hostility and mistrust that we see, so I am not thinking in terms of the next elections," Kanev said.