The participation of the MRF and Delyan Peevski in the government is now fully legitimized, and political stability has been achieved. It may not be exactly what Boyko Borisov wanted, but it gives him great security, a sense of stability.
This was summarized by the former Minister of the Interior and political scientist Rumyana Bachvarova to bTV.
In her words, after Boyko Borisov's emotional speech after the elections in Pazardzhik, the real participation of the MRF in the government was “legitimized”, although no official changes were made to the cabinet.
“Formally, no ministers were replaced and there was no distribution of portfolios, which would have been a logical measure. But in the end, we already see representatives of the MRF at all briefings that are given on the occasion of the decisions taken. And in this way, everyone gets used to the fact and accepts as something normal that the MRF is in government in a legitimate way. But there are also question marks - we do not know exactly what they agreed on when there were some talks between the prime minister and Peevski“, commented Pachvarova.
According to her, it was obvious that the GERB leader wanted a larger-scale change in government, but he received “only a feeling of stability“.
“Despite the potential dependence on this support, it gives Borisov a feeling of stability, because the entire resource that can keep the state in a certain line is already in the hands of those in power. The fact is that something has nevertheless been achieved that will affect political life. “MPS - New Beginning“ in power will provide stability to the government, but this does not mean that it will eliminate all objections to this government, because many people from different levels of society, different groups express concern that there is a layering of tension, which is not clear whether it will not be activated at some point“, she believes.
Commenting on the speculation about a political project around President Rumen Radev, Bachvarova pointed out that Bulgaria cyclically gives birth to new political forces when public discontent accumulates:
“We see a repetition of the model – after Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, GERB, ITN and others. But leadership is not born spontaneously – you need ideas and communities. So far, I do not see any around the president.“
At the end of the conversation, she also commented on the need to reduce the state administration.
“The administration is the backbone of the state. If we want change, it must be comprehensive, based on functional analysis – it cannot be done piecemeal. Currently, there are many vacant positions that simply weigh on the budget“, said Bachvarova.
She summarized that the government will hold on, but remains unpopular among broad public groups.
“The hard electorates are stable, but the inactive and young people – specialists, IT experts, doctors – do not feel represented. It is they who will determine the next change“, she concluded.