„The budget will be the big test for „Progressive Bulgaria“, because it shows ideology and commitments. In my opinion, this is where the different views in this party, which is now being formed, will clash“, said political analyst Tsvetanka Andreeva on „This Morning“ on bTV.
„If Radev chose something as an attitude, it was attitudes related to fears about income and prices. People are afraid of this“, she commented.
„The big difficulty facing Rumen Radev is personal – "It's not easy when so much power is concentrated and it has to satisfy the hopes of the people," Andreeva believes.
And according to political scientist Teodor Slavev, the budget is the priority for the new government, as well as the new composition of the Supreme Judicial Council.
„According to what several key figures in „Progressive Bulgaria“ are sharing in the media, the ideological mish-mash continues there. However, if this worked in a campaign, it is no longer possible during governance, because decisions must be made that will affect the interests of one group over another“, commented Slavev.
He also gave an example - „Progressive Bulgaria“ are against neoliberalism, and at the same time they are preserving the tax system as it is.
„They declare themselves to be a left-wing party, and at the same time they are not very interested in what will happen to the workers in the military-industrial complex. They look to Europe, and at the same time they are open to the East. They criticize the EU, but the key will be the money under the Recovery and Resilience Plan“, commented the political scientist.
According to him, the names of the ministers will speak about where the political formation will go in the major public spheres.
For Teodor Slavev, the only risk he has is that everyone will unite against Rumen Radev.
And journalist Lyudmil Iliev agrees that the budget and changes in the Supreme Judicial Council are the priorities of the new government.
„I expect to hear in the new parliament what we did not hear during the election campaign, namely a conversation about what is happening in the Middle East. Iliev said about the way this war affected the prices on the world energy markets, and hence the economic problems it creates.
“If the global trends in the economy are totally negative, as they are currently emerging, this conversation of ours will not have much of an impact on reality“, the journalist believes.
Tsvetanka Andreeva also believes that the people in “Progressive Bulgaria“ are quite diverse and “we have to read between the lines at this stage.“
“There was no classic big press conference where the leaders would line up and explain what they were going to do“, she commented.
According to Andreeva, “Progressive Bulgaria“ will seek power sharing and will include individuals close to the APS.
„These are already the faces of the ministers. It is said that the social minister will remain the same. Possibly some collaboration with the PP-DB also at the executive level“, the political scientist believes.
„When severe reforms are made in difficult times, this popularity will be lost very quickly and this is the big risk. Could this party, even before it has started to function as an organism, suffer a loss“, said Tsvetanka Andreeva.