Political parties are currently in a loose and stressed state. They are behaving less and less like political parties and more and more like closed interest clubs. This is what the political scientist Lyubomir Stefanov said in the program "Bulgaria, Europe". and the world of focus“ on Radio "Focus“.
In his words, what is observed in the parties is extremely unproductive, as it leads to the destruction of the authority of democracy. "The feeling is gaining strength in our society that the current political system is not only exhausted, but has no chance of working”, said Stefanov.
For six election cycles, Bulgarian society lives with the feeling of some dramatic change that is coming, but it continues to not happen, the political scientist pointed out. "For this reason, no one seemed to want to give in and enter a dialogic mode that would produce majorities. The parties do not learn their lesson. This is the will of those Bulgarians who vote. It will be like this in the future and if they don't find a way to make it a working political representation, then other parties will really appear, commented Stefanov.
According to him, parties that have more similarities than differences should commit to a coalition agreement to fulfill a full mandate. "Responsibility is borne for the entire term. We got used to these elections during three and a half months of rotating with the parties. In the election campaign, you should tell the citizens what you will do, and not throw mud left and right at everyone else, because when it comes the day of the opening of the National Assembly, you should already be in the mode of forming a majority, not to say that you should have formed it. And we in Bulgaria are going exactly the opposite direction. Therefore, the next government must be a coalition consensus. And the opposition should have moments in which to join“, the political scientist believes.