site.btaGERB Leader Comments on Constitutional Review of Legitimacy of October 27 Parliamentary Elections

Commenting on the controversy over the legitimacy of the October 27, 2024 parliamentary elections, GERB leader Boyko Borissov said in Parliament's lobby on Thursday that the Constitutional Court will rule in good faith but the prosecution service and the State Agency for National Security (SANS) must investigate where the missing ballots went.

The Constitutional Court is meeting on Thursday to deliberate a challenge to the legitimacy of the latest parliamentary elections, after irregularities were found when recounting the ballots. The institutions are blaming each other for what happened, and the case has been in a limbo for a couple of months now. 

Borissov argued that the prosecution service and SANS must investigate what happened to the missing ballots and who was responsible. 

Asked whether he was worried about a significant shift and another party entering Parliament as a result of the Constitutional Court decision, the GERB leader said he was certain of what the Constitutional Court's decision would be but he has always said that he would never comment on court decisions. He added that, considering current developments, he expects another party in Parliament.

Borissov argued that the idea is to wreak as much havoc as possible in order to block the path to the eurozone.

Asked how the entry of another party in Parliament would affect the ruling majority, the GERB leader said that, unlike more advanced countries like Greece, where the winning party receives a bonus of seats, in Bulgaria it is exactly the opposite - the parliamentary parties tend to proliferate, the number of votes needed to return a candidate gets ever lower, and the stability of majorities and accountability are increasingly eroded.   

Borissov reiterated that, as far as he is concerned, this country should have a single strategic goal: joining the eurozone.