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Alexander Marinov: The Gyurov Cabinet looks to the past and the tone is its biggest problem

The political scientist called the presence of a Deputy Prime Minister for Fair Elections exotic

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The biggest problem of this cabinet is that it looks to the past. The views of some of these newly appointed ministers diverge from the direction in which the world is heading, both in terms of the "Green Deal", in terms of global restructuring and the new world order, in terms of issues of war and peace, etc.

The world is moving in a different direction. The question is whether this cabinet will really deal with its main tasks, immediate tasks, preparation for the elections, the current governance of the country, mastering some serious problems, or will it take up other more ambitious, let's say non-core activities.

This was stated by political scientist Prof. Alexander Marinov, in the program "Bulgaria, Europe and the World in Focus" on Radio FOCUS.

"I don't think that most of them have good enough management experience from the point of view of the specific requirements for the work of the caretaker government, since there is no time here for learning, for mistakes, for correcting mistakes, etc. There are certain deadlines here within which action must be taken," he is categorical.

Regarding the idea of a deputy prime minister for fair elections, Marinov called it "exotic".

"This is like having a minister for green light, or a minister for compliance with the law. How can there be a minister for fair elections? Elections by definition must be fair. And not just one deputy prime minister, not just the government, all institutions must work for this. Since the others do not bear such a title, what does it mean that they are for unfair elections?", said the political scientist, adding that this is "political etiquette", which is intended to carry elements of political advertising.

Regarding the convening of a session of the SJC plenum to remove Borislav Sarafov as acting prosecutor general, the political scientist explained: "This has been tried several times under caretaker governments before. It was not crowned with success, and in my opinion there is no reason to believe that it will be crowned with success. There is a counter-move that could be even more convincing, simply for some reasons to withdraw Sarafov and elect another, who, however, would be elected by the same composition of the Supreme Judicial Council", he said.

According to him, Gyurov has put the Minister of Justice in an awkward position by ordering him to take steps regarding Sarafov. "This is not part of his direct duties as the acting Minister of Justice. This is a reform or policy that should be based on a solid majority and have certain levers. However, the acting government does not have such levers," Marinov explained.