The crushing victory of the "Progressive Bulgaria" coalition, which won the parliamentary elections with over 44 percent support from over 1.3 million voters, marks the end of the current status quo in our country. This was commented on by journalists Bozhidar Rusev and Vladislav Apostolov, together with communications expert Nadezhda Ganeva, on the air of the "Hello, Bulgaria" program on NOVA. According to analysts, the new majority is faced with the difficult task of controlling inflation and forming a legitimate government that will normalize the political tone.
According to Darik Radio journalist Bozhidar Rusev, the scale of the election result shows the categorical fatigue of society with the current model of governance. He described the vote as a clear breakthrough.
"This is the end of the Peevski-Borisov model. What we saw was crushing. There was no wave for Radev, but a tsunami", Bozhidar Rusev told NOVA.
The journalist emphasized that people are looking for normalization after years of political tension. According to him, the next first and most difficult tasks before Rumen Radev and his majority in parliament will be the election of a new composition of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) and the figure of the Prosecutor General.
The economic situation and dealing with the price spike were the key factors in the election campaign of the winners. Journalist Vladislav Apostolov noted that the main driver of inflation in the country is brutal speculation, which could be strengthened by the processes of entering the eurozone.
"He claimed that he could control prices and now Bulgarians will expect him to rely on such mechanisms that they will feel it," said Apostolov, adding that even the leaders of "Progressive Bulgaria" themselves probably did not expect such a large-scale result.
Communications expert Nadezhda Ganeva agreed that controlling prices is the main request of the new government, but emphasized that their campaign was very controlled and moderate. According to her, at this stage there are no indications and no civil protests against the new government are expected.
The analysts in the studio were categorical that the labels for Rumen Radev of geopolitical commitment do not correspond to his real political moves.
According to Vladislav Apostolov, the claims that the new leader is pro-Russian are pure and simple poster propaganda. Bozhidar Roussev supported this thesis by drawing attention to the actions of Radev's previous offices, which did not demonstrate such a deviation from the Euro-Atlantic course.
"Radev knows that if he is pro-Russian, hundreds of thousands will take to the squares," Roussev was categorical, adding that the figure of the future foreign minister will serve as a litmus test for the real direction in which the new government is going.