Protecting the elections involves changes to the Electoral Code (EC) and machines, which should certainly and hopefully happen by the end of the month, said the leader of "We Continue the Change" and MP from "We Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria" Asen Vasilev in an interview in the podcast "Daily Agenda" of Mirolyuba Benatova and Genka Shikerova.
He noted that there should be observers in every section, and added that currently many people are registering on the "You Count" platform. Vasilev reminded that there are introduced changes to the EC regarding machine voting, and added that whether 100% machine voting will be achieved depends on whether the parties will listen to the Bulgarian people and the voters, or will listen to the instructions of Peevski and Borisov.
The upcoming elections must decide in which direction Bulgaria should go, the MP believes. According to him, this cannot be imposed by politicians, but is a decision of the Bulgarian citizens. If we want a rich, just, European Bulgaria, this is impossible with GERB and "DPS - New Beginning", Vasilev also stated. He noted that another group of parties does not want to work with GERB and DPS, but the direction they are choosing is towards BRICS.
We are fighting for 121 MPs in the next parliament if we want the reforms to happen - in the state administration, in healthcare, also said the leader of "We Continue the Change". He also pointed out that in the new political season it is high time for everyone to become equal before the law. According to him, the security of Borisov and Peevski should be removed.
"Boyko Borisov made the decision to bring down the cabinet under pressure, and this is called capitulation," Vasilev also stated. Neither Borisov nor Delyan Peevski are important in this story, he added. According to him, Peevski's guarantees for a full mandate of the government are worth nothing without the support of the Bulgarian citizens.
Asen Vasilev said in response to a question that at this moment they do not have a candidate for the presidential elections. We have agreed on a process in which everyone who wants to become a candidate, whom we will support, must go through preliminary elections and be a common candidacy, Vasilev explained.