site.btaBSP - United Left Leadership Highlights Dialogue as Key to Tackling Political Instability

The BSP - United Left leadership met with President Rumen Radev on Wednesday as part of head of State's consultations with representatives of the parliamentary groups ahead of mandating the largest of them to form a government. BSP - United Left Co-Floor Leader Atanas Zafirov said that a government must be formed but "it is too pretentious to expect us to solve the situation".

He added that the necessity to have a government is caused not only by the fact that a state budget has to be voted, but also by the "glaring need for reforms in various sectors".

Zafirov said that BSP - United Left were ready to engage in dialogue "even at the cost of certain party risks", but only if the potential cabinet has clear commitments. He argued that the most important function of the next government would be to introduce measures that would guarantee the fairness of the elections and to make stealing the vote of the Bulgarians impossible.

Bulgarian Socialist Party's acting Chair commented that it is the responsibility of the two largest political forces to start holding talks and "to come out of the narrow-mindedness". 

BSP - United Left's other Co-Floor Leader Borislav Gutsanov said dialogue is key amid a situation of extreme instability in the whole region, not only in Bulgaria. "Here we are on the verge of a collapse of the statehood and a state crisis," he added. Gutsanov highlighted social commitments and the energy sector as the two clear priorities for the future cabinet.

At the beginning of the meeting, President Rumen Radev said that the latest elections have confirmed the place and the role of the BSP - United Left coalition in the 51st National Assembly, which has contributed significantly to unblock the Parliament's work.