“Obviously, the actions of the citizens are becoming more and more specific, more and more sharp. Shikalkavene will not pass this time“, commented on “This Morning“ on bTV Petar Slavov, a doctor of constitutional law, in connection with last night's protests.
“This dissatisfaction and its political channeling are the result of chronically unresolved problems. If we talk about the judiciary, for example, they did not even take the initiative to elect a Supreme Judicial Council (SJC)“, said Assoc. Prof. Borislav Tsekov, a lecturer in constitutional law.
According to him, it is impossible to pressurize problems for so many years and not cause such reactions.
“The issue of electing a new SJC is once again looming large. In this regard, it is absolutely clear to me that a serving prosecutor general cannot continue to hold this position beyond the six months that have passed. We may end up in the absurd situation of him spending more time in this way than the mandate of a prosecutor general, which is seven years“, said Slavov.
“I continue to draw attention to politicians, because they are at the root of this entire cascade of problems. They must finally elect a new Supreme Judicial Council, this is already a shame“, added Assoc. Prof. Tsekov.
“The conversation must go somewhere. It is currently politicized. One party says – either ours or no one. Another party says the same thing and that's why the situation is like this“, he also said.
According to Petar Slavov, the prosecution service is currently working worse in the state it is in.
„The most realistic thing that can be expected is for the SJC plenum to appoint a new acting prosecutor general until the time when elections for a new SJC are held“, Slavov believes.
According to Assoc. Prof. Borislav Tsekov, the Electoral Code is important, but any radical changes at the moment mean even greater chaos in the elections.
„I am a principled opponent of machine voting, because I am a European and an American in this regard. There is no such type of machine voting as the one that used to be. Let the machines be there, they make it easier. Let it be counted. I also disagree with the scanners – "Some money will be spent again, someone will see the defects again and we will end up in the same chaos again," he believes.
“Universal voting cannot be guaranteed with just one voting method - neither with paper alone, nor with machines alone. With machines we repel one part of the voters, and with paper - another," said Assoc. Prof. Tsekov.
According to Petar Slavov, both choices should be given - with paper and with machine voting.