Too much compromising leads to results that are not to the benefit of Bulgarian citizens, President Rumen Radev told journalists here on Sunday. Stability in politics is built only on clear principles and values, he added. He was commenting on the post-rotation cabinet controversy between Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB) and GERB-UDF, who have been unable to agree on who should head the Foreign Ministry after Minister Mariya Gabriel becomes prime minister.
Radev said he will comply with the Constitution for the rotation in the Cabinet on March 6: he will hold consultations with the parliamentary groups and hand a government-forming mandate to the biggest one, GERB-UDF.
Asked if Gabriel should be both prime minister and foreign minister after the rotation, Radev commented that he does not wish to interfere in the Government's work and that the issue should be solved by the coalition partners. Bulgarian citizens are left with the impression that it does not matter so much who the chess pieces will be on the power board, because it is evident that the decisions are taken by other people elsewhere.
The real topical matter lies elsewhere, he added, and mentioned the Martin Bozhanov case. In Radev's words, how that case gets solved will determine whether Bulgaria will continue to develop as a democratic country governed by the rule of law principle.
Radev also commented on Bulgarian farmers' protests, some of whom are expected to rally next week. The President said that the protests that have erupted all over Europe show that the European Union is diverging in terms of ambitions and possibilities for solving this problem. "If Europe wants to guarantee its food security and its competitiveness, it must listen to the voice of farmers and take timely measures," Radev said.
The President was in Bansko to watch the men's World Cup slalom. He also met with representatives of the Mountain Rescue Service and with Bansko Mayor Stoycho Banenski.
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