"We continue the change“ was created with the idea that young businessmen, educated in the West, with successful businesses, would come and take over the governance of the country. However, it turned out that it is not enough to be good at business to be a good manager. You cannot manage the party like a corporation, nor treat the people in it like a company. The party has become a corporation that ultimately goes bankrupt.
This is what political scientist Tsvetanka Andreeva told FOCUS.
According to her, no party is immune to corruption – something that the PP apparently realized too late. "They turned the fight against corruption into their ideology, but in the end they themselves found themselves involved in it", said Andreeva.
She pointed out that the scandal in the Sofia Municipality shows a network that fills the party coffers and benefits people along the entire chain. "I don't know whether today, gathering with its leadership, the PP will cope with the crisis. I was shocked by the calm tone with which Kiril Petkov was telling how he conducted interviews for positions of power in Sofia. Here it is quite reasonable for him to resign, because he personally guaranteed them, not his party", the political scientist emphasized.
Andreeva noted that the accusations of corruption come not from external sources, but from the party's own structures – and are directed at its leadership. According to her, if from "We continue the change" turn the crisis into a circus, it will completely destroy them: "When a leader resigns, he gives the problem an opportunity to be unblocked and a solution to be found".
The corruption allegations come at a time when the PP-DB coalition was considering a joint candidacy for the upcoming presidential elections. "Not only the future of the PP is on the test, but also the existence of the coalition. It is not clear whether "Democratic Bulgaria" will be able to polish the tarnished image of its partners," she said.
The expert warned that a wave of change is coming, led by socialists, national conservatives and pro-Russian parties. According to her, the process of Euroscepticism in the country is being shaped by figures such as President Rumen Radev. "We will see if the democratic community will produce a presidential candidate who is a real contender for victory.“