site.btaCC-DB Starts Meetings to Seek Support for Creating "Cordon Sanitaire" Around MRF-New Beginning Leader Peevski

Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB) started Tuesday in Parliament a series of meetings in search of support for their declaration about creating a  "cordon sanitaire" (sanitary cordon) around Delyan Peevski and his MRF-New Beginning.

"As we announced immediately after the elections - we will make consultations with the political forces, without MRF-New Beginning, in connection with the declaration about a "sanitary cordon" and the included in it legislative programme related to the adoption of anti-corruption measures, legislative changes so that [acting Prosecutor General] Borislav Sarafov is not elected Prosecutor General," CC co-leader Kiril Petkov told journalists before the start of talks with the MeCH party. 

Following the talks with Radostin Vassilev's MeCH party, meetings are scheduled on Tuesday with There Is Such a People, the Alliance for Rights and Freedoms, who supported in words the declaration, Petkov explained. An invitation has also been sent to GERB-UDF, whose response is pending. 

The question is about policies and protection of democracy before names, posts and positions, the CC co-chair said.

"When we receive an invitation from GERB, we will make a decision, he said, answering a question regarding the talks that GERB-UDF are starting on Wednesday in Parliament on joint political actions within the 51st National Assembly.