After July 11 elections: "There is Such a People" party will present a new draft cabinet very soon

"There is Such a People" (ITN) will present a new draft cabinet very soon. If this cabinet is voted, it will work. If he is not supported, it is more likely to go to early elections, Toshko Yordanov, deputy leader of ITN party which narrowly won the July 11 early elections explained at a party press conference on July 16.

The press conference was also attended by Nikolai Vassilev, who a few days ago was nominated for Prime Minister by Slavi Trifonov (leader of “There is such a People”) in a future government of the party. Yesterday, the party leader withdrew Vassilev's candidacy.

"If we had received support, this would have been the most reformist and most modern cabinet in the Bulgarian transition. And also the cabinet that would have worked at the highest speed ever known. We would have offered honest and professional governance and that would have been a government with the DNA of the future," Nikolai Vassilev said at the beginning of the press conference.

According to Vassilev, whatever happens from now on, there is a very important positive result, and that is that Bulgarian society is convinced that our nation has many educated, honest, competent people and good professionals. He said it is a challenge for all political forces in the future to nominate governments at least at this level.

"One of the criticisms towards me this week is that I'm not a new person. That's true. Most of the people in the proposed cabinet are brand new. If the nomination for PM was a brand new person, there would have been another criticism - that he has no governance experience and administrative skills," Vassilev commented.

Another criticism, according to him, is that he is from former NDSV party.

"I neither deny it nor get insulted from it. I do not differ from this past, but rather I am proud to have been part of the generation of statesmen who contributed to Bulgaria’s joining NATO and the EU," he explained.

What offends him is the criticism that he is a product of the MRF because he participated in the triple coalition. He clarified that he was part of the triple coalition not because he was left-wing or had something to do with the MRF, but because there was no other coalition to guarantee Bulgaria's entry into the EU. He added that he is the only person in Bulgaria who fired Delyan Peevski in the past.

"A candidate for prime minister must understand everything. My strength is still economic policy. That is why in recent weeks I have developed a document, which so far is 68 pages. It is called "Modernize Bulgaria " and these are economic priorities," Nikolai Vassilev explained.

Slavi Trifonov bears the responsibility for "There is Such a People", he states it publicly and the party believes that the Council of Ministers members implement, and their appointment, dismissal and replacement takes place through the Parliament, to which the citizens have delegated trust - said Toshko Yordanov in response to question.

"According to the law and the Constitution, the leader of the winning political force does not have to be the prime minister. Since 1989, we have been living in this form according to which the leader of the party that wins the elections is the prime minister, as a result of which the Council of Ministers has become more important than Parliament. And every prime minister does what he wants absolutely uncontrollably, and the past 11 years with Boyko Borissov have been clear proof of that," Yordanov added.

Filip Stanev added that it is high time in Bulgaria to put a final end to the so-called “leadershipness”, the so-called “messianism”, the so-called “savior man”, the bird that brings the spring.

"Slavi Trifonov also demonstrates that it is high time we do not fixate on any leader, because we are neither in Latin America nor in any uncivilized African country," Stanev commented.

It is the responsibility of the winning party to propose a draft cabinet - in this case "There is Such a People".

"Remember what an absurd situation it was after the previous elections, when we had not presented a cabinet, but some incredible support was pouring in from everyone, including GERB. We will not enter into talks for posts, this is crazy for us," he added.

Nikolai Vassilev said that the caretaker Minister of Finance Assen Vassilev was offered a very important position - to be Deputy Prime Minister for European funds. He clarified that if the party leadership or the candidate for prime minister does not like someone, they will not invite him to positions.

We remind that ministers from the caretaker cabinet were invited but they did not agree to join the draft cabinet of “There is Such a People” party.

images by Dessislava Kulelieva, BNT

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