site.btaGERB Leader Borissov Opens Election Campaign in Sliven, Says Party Is "Ready, Capable, Best"

"We are ready, we can, we are the best of all parties," GERB leader Boyko Borissov said in Sliven, southeastern Bulgaria, at the opening of his party's election campaign there.

He expressed his approval of the candidate list in the 21st constituency election commission - Sliven, but urged them to consolidate their efforts and win five of the six parliamentary seats in the region. Borissov estimated that if GERB forms a government after the elections, it will be difficult in the first year and it will be necessary to take measures, conceding that taxes could be increased.

The GERB leader commented on a statement by Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria co-leader Kiril Petkov, who told the media that he would not take part in "match-fixing". Borissov responded by saying that the past regular government, also referred to as the "assemblage" was a fixed match itself. "The The ministers were for them, the deputies - for me."

He urged DB supporters to ask themselves why there is not a single representative of the CC-DB coalition on the list in Sliven.

Borissov also said that voters should not underestimate the European elections. "The more powerful we are there, the more our national interests will be protected," he said.