I do not think that delaying the elections is aimed at giving Radev more time. Everyone was interested in the elections being on March 29, because when we have a longer campaign, all kinds of things like information can come out. For purely objective reasons, the elections will be on April 19. The Easter holidays are also coming up. This was stated by sociologist Evelina Slavkova in the show "The Day Begins" on BNT.
The procedure that we are observing is done so that the caretaker cabinet takes the oath on February 19 and the elections are held on April 19, she explained.
"I think that for the political parties, faster elections were the better option. Including for Rumen Radev", Slavkova explained.
If I were in Radev's place, I would want quick elections, because I lead in the result as a personal, institutional rating, commented Parvan Simeonov. "There is no logic in believing that it is in his interest for the elections to be further away. There is no logic in believing that Yotova is delaying the elections. She is striving to be equidistant in order to enter a presidential role. There are circumstances that require it and they are related to the difficulties in forming a caretaker cabinet", he also pointed out.
According to him, Yotova has almost no choice among the candidates for caretaker prime minister, part of the "home book". "Against the backdrop of all the options that seem to be part of the outgoing government, there is one option that does not seem to be part of the outgoing government. This is Andrey Gyurov", believes Simeonov.
In his words, the "Petrokhan" case is being politicized. "The way in which the authorities are trying to discredit the opposition, mainly the PP-DB, trying to connect this one, the second one, the third one through various mailboxes in space, is also part of the attempt to create an obstacle to Gyurov's appointment. The case is being politicized. In two days, a version was made out of thin air. And immediately, through anonymous sources, representatives of the opposition were implicated. This is indicative of the way in which the authorities sometimes act to transfer from a sick head to a healthy one", added the political scientist.
"The second obstacle is purely objective. This process is not easy at all. This "house book" is made in such a way that the president's hands are tied. "These were stupid, conjunctural changes to the Constitution and show that whoever tampers with the rules will cause damage to the state," Parvan Simeonov further explained.