site.btaUPDATED GERB Leader: Ruling Majority "Far from Stable", Parties in It Are "Vastly Different"

GERB leader Boyko Borissov said that the ruling majority is "far from stable". He was speaking to the press in the corridors of Parliament as he was asked to comment a remark by the  floor leader of Democracy, Rights and Freedoms, Dzhevdet Chakarov, that his party might reconsider their support for the government.

Borissov explained that the majority is not stable as it is made up of "vastly different parties which came together only to adopt a state budget and take care of Bulgaria's entry in the eurozone". "For this reason everybody can rock the boat whenever they please," he added. 

He emphasized that the government is "not at any cost for GERB". The former Prime Minister noted that efforts have been made, they are responsible, a budget has been proposed, and rules for the regulators have been established. "Parliamentary committees will not be elected after everyone has become so demanding," he explained.

The budget and the Eurozone are the two goals of the ruling majority, Borisov stressed.

He considers it normal for every party to have its demands when supporting a government, but in this case, GERB bears the greatest responsibility in its capacity as the biggest party in Parliament. "BSP has so many ministers, a speaker of parliament, and the people from GERB don't like it, but this is how we agreed to do it," he said. He expressed satisfaction that the Left has taken responsibility for the nomination of Rosen Karadimov as head of the Commission for Protection of Competition. We will vote for his candidacy if there is agreement on all committee members," said the leader of GERB.

His remark for Karadimov was a reference to the opposition in Parliament against tipping him for the said position.

Borissov went on to blast Chakarov for his history of working with Peevski. "I don’t know anyone more connected to Peevski than Dzhevdet Chakarov: 30 years of connection, all these people have been connected for 30 years, and now they are disentangling and trying to tie it to GERB," commented Borisov.

"If that is what they want, we will go to elections. I will not sacrifice my people in the Council of Ministers, they are working like horses carrying the responsibility," he added.

Borissov is adamant that it is not good for this country to have snap elections again, which is why he has "sacrificed the party as well as his own ego". "[Had I not sacrificed my ego and become Prime Minister], I would have already been with Trump and it would not be [Viktor] Orban and [Emmanuel] Macron at tonight's dinner before the EU summit of EU leaders as Viktor [Orban] would be with me. Bulgarians, in general, chose for it not to be like that. And that’s why we are in a position where we are wandering," he explained.

EU leaders are meeting for a special summit March 6 to discuss continued support for Ukraine and European defence.

"I am also upset with the coalition partners," Borissov added.