site.btaMECh Starts to Probe Opinions on Parliament Chair Kiselova's Resignation

The Morality, Unity, Honour (MECh) parliamentary group is beginning to probe opinions on the possible resignation of National Assembly Speaker Nataliya Kiselova, party leader Radostin Vassilev told journalists on the sidelines of Parliament. We will seek everyone's support not for anything else, but because while she presides for two hours on Wednesday morning, the National Assembly cannot work, Vassilev said. Now she refuses me the floor, she mutes microphones, he added. According to Vassilev, Kiselova apparently finds the rules on the organization and activities of Parliament difficult.

Regarding an agenda item on a draft decision on the establishment of an ad hoc committee to establish facts and circumstances regarding cases of sabotage and counteraction against investigations of the European Public Prosecutor's Office in Bulgaria, which was not included in the agenda for Wednesday but remained as the first item for Thursday, Vassilev said that it is unacceptable to forget an agenda item. He added that at the meeting of the Presiding Body Kiselova did not give an argument why she did not put the above mentioned item on the agenda. 

Vassilev denied supporting the dissatisfaction expressed by the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) - New Beginning against the work of Kiselova. Any attempt to link MECh with Delyan Peevski and his MRF - New Beginning is a speculation, he added, but then clarified that he had supported Peevski's proposals in the plenary hall.

It is a shame that Delyan Peevski proposes things and all these others pretend to be big democrats and are silent as fish in parliament, Radostin Vassilev added. According to him, there are much more prepared people for the post, and Nataliya Kiselova clearly does not have the personal authority to be a chairman who could at least bring some order in Parliament.

Regarding the immunities requested by the Prosecution Office, Radostin Vassilev explained that he would support the removal of the immunities of both Vazrazhdane's MPs and Kiril Petkov and all those who have been requested.