site.btaMECh Leader: Boyko Borissov Is Finished, His Word Means Nothing

MECh Party Leader Radostin Vasilev believes that the opinions of GERB Leader Boyko Borissov, whose election-winning party is supposed to dominate the coalition government, carry no weight. “Boyko Borissov is finished, his word means nothing,” Vasilev told journalists in the National Assembly on Wednesday. “Whatever he says, the opposite happens – Kiselova won’t be replaced, and no ministers will be reshuffled,” Vasilev added. He was referring to Nataliya Kiselova, whose replacement as Chair of the National Assembly was suggested by Borissov on October 14, when he also spoke about a possible reformatting of the government.

According to Vasilev, there is now an official GERB–MRF coalition, in which Borissov had personally secured support for Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov. “It was clear to me last week that they were going to clip his wings – and he’d come out scrambling to justify the nonsense he says,” Vasilev went on.

The comment followed a joint statement by Borissov and Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) – New Beginning Leader Delyan Peevski, who declared earlier in the day that they remain committed to ensuring that the government serves out its full four-year term until 2029. Peevski’s party is not officially a member of the ruling coalition.

Vasilev called on the MPs from There Is Such a People (TISP, a member of the three-party government coalition) to clarify whether they will join the new parliamentary majority, which he sees as a four-party coalition after the Borissov-Peevski declaration. As for BSP-United Left, the third member of the official coalition, Vasilev added, “It’s clear: they’re owned by the MRF.”

The MECh leader does not support the idea of rotating the chairperson of the National Assembly. “This government and this chairperson [of the Assembly] need to go,” he added.

According to Vasilev, there is no other solution but to hold elections.