Tension in political circles: President Radev criticizes the ruling party and raises questions about the government's decisions.
Sofia, Bulgaria - At a briefing to the media, head of state Rumen Radev expressed serious criticism of the ruling party, emphasizing the lack of decisiveness and the need for transparency in political actions.
"I don't want to speak before we see the results of the Joint Governance Council, but it is clear to everyone that the ruling party is in paralysis and is waiting for the sanctioned for corruption under Magnitsky politician to inform them whether they will be, " said the president, making an indirect reproach to the actions of the cabinet. According to him, "the government is afraid to meet, the parliament is afraid to gather a quorum until the same politician allows them."
The question of how the head of state moves around was raised. The president answered the question about possible problems with the NSO, emphasizing that his security functions "in accordance with all the rules of the NSO." However, he did not fail to draw attention to visible contradictions in the actions of politicians.
"But I don't know if it makes an impression on you that the proposer of the bill, with which the cars of my administration were taken away, has stated in the impact assessment that the change does not lead to additional costs. The proposer from Novo nachalo (New Beginning). The same "Novo nachalo" yesterday ordered the urgent release of financial resources for the purchase of cars for the presidential administration. How do you understand this? I hope that the experienced Borisov will explain to his mentor that the state is not a children's game with cars," the president said.
At the same time, the head of state categorically stated that he would not undertake a public procurement procedure for the purchase of new cars for his administration. This decision, in his words, is dictated by the desire to avoid predetermining future decisions of the next administration.
"Apparently, this is the idea of statehood of some people, whom I see that at the same time, as a majority in parliament, they do not want to get out of the limousines. My administration will continue to perform its functional duties with the personal efforts of its employees. As for public procurements for cars, for fuel, for a garage, for a service - I will not do any. Because we can expect the result from them only for the next administration, not for mine, and I do not want to predetermine the choice of this next administration, it may have completely different preferences," said President Radev. His words echoed in an atmosphere of tension and anticipation, with many observers wondering what is ahead in the political life of the country.