site.btaPeevski Is Being Positioned to Escalate Tensions While Borissov Prepares to Re-emerge as Nation’s Saviour, Says Velichie MP Katincharova

A political scenario is being prepared, where Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) Chair Delyan Peevski will escalate tensions while GERB leader Boyko Borissov will appear as the nation’s saviour and return on a white horse as prime minister, said Velichie MP Krasimira Katincharova on the sidelines of Parliament on Wednesday.

Katincharova spoke after the plenary sitting for the day was cancelled due to lack of quorum. GERB-UDF Floor Leader Boyko Borissov said on Tuesday evening that his MPs would no longer help ensure quorum in the National Assembly.

“It is naive to assume that Boyko Borissov is a victim in this situation,” Katincharova told reporters. “We are certain they [Borissov and Peevski] are acting in concert,” she added.

The potential replacement of National Assembly Chair Nataliya Kiselova is part of this plan, meant to demonstrate that Borissov controls the situation in Bulgaria to his international partners, Katincharova said. On Tuesday, Borissov criticized Kiselova for constantly seeking the spotlight, and her resignation will likely follow soon, Katincharova predicted. According to her, this shows that Borissov is managing the entire political process.

Katincharova said Bulgaria is heading towards snap elections. “Those in power must listen to the will of the voters,” she noted.

She argued that GERB, MRF - New Beginning, Democratic Bulgaria, BSP - United Left, Vazrazhdane, and There Is Such a People are united in what she called the “Mafia Party.” She noted that these formations have reached an agreement and are “staging political theatre.”

“The Mafia won the elections in Pazardzhik, the city was bought by Delyan Peevski in collusion with the other parties, who will now divide the municipal council among themselves,” Katincharova said. “The elections in Pazardzhik showed that Peevski bought the city, and now he wants the State,” she added.

“Let us not forget that President Rumen Radev’s term ends in November, and he is being pushed to react,” Katincharova said further. “The political puzzle is being assembled before Bulgarian citizens even realize it,” she concluded.