The political picture in Bulgaria is entering another crucial stage, marked by instability, exhausted parliamentary trust and increasingly clear signals for early elections. Against the backdrop of difficult negotiations between political forces and the lack of a sustainable majority, the question of the role of the president is increasingly being raised - both as an institutional balancer and as a potential factor for a new political project. What comes next? Continued fragmentation or a rearrangement of the political space with the participation of new players?
PR expert Diana Damyanova believes that the head of state has two options. "The first - to have listened to the PP-DB and wait for spring for early elections, or to continue to hesitate whether to step down or wait. The country has rebelled against Peevski, and Borisov is cutting this connection. Currently, 4-5 new political attempts are being made, there will be a lot of new parties and coalitions. In Bulgaria, everyone is ready to engage in politics. People feel that the void is on the right, and the direction is anti-corruption. If there is no high voter turnout, we will return to the previous picture," Damyanova predicted to Nova TV.
Journalist Ruzha Raicheva pointed out that the emergence of a new political project leads to attracting new voters. "If the president comes out with his own formation, he will absorb a large part of the votes for BSP and "Vazrazhdane", and perhaps also for MECH and "Velicie". Rumen Radev is repelled by the situation and the emergence of "mushroom doubles". The partners he could work with are very difficult, some of them hate him, others want to use him. Still others may play him to continue at his expense. It is not ruled out that Radev will wait, it is riskier to embark on a new party now. Society has expectations and sees that nothing is happening even after the protests. It seems that the previous rulers and the opposition are quite confused", noted Raycheva.
In turn, political scientist Daniel Smilov believes that time is running out for the president to enter the political arena. "There is clearly some hesitation, he wonders because of the risks ahead of him. Waiting is problematic, because if he resigns, it will mean that a political project was being prepared in the presidency, but if he does not do so, he will disappoint his voters. It is not known which field his possible project will enter. Radev has two ideological attitudes - against the Borisov-Peevski model - there he will find many partners. The second is his position on the EU and Ukraine, where he will find fewer like-minded people," emphasized Smilov.