Andrei Gyurov gave his first interview after becoming acting prime minister. For the event, he chose the podcast “Konstantin Valkov's Bureau“, reported by novini.bg.
"Between two and three people dropped out of the cabinet literally at the last moment before the presentation of the list to President Iliana Yotova", he says.
"The first conversation, the first "yes" I think it was from Mrs. Neinsky."
"In my career, in the private and academic sectors, I have had a good judgment about people. It is never 100%, but Roger Federer did not win 100% of the points either, but 54% and despite that he is one of the most successful tennis players in the world. The choice of people in the cabinet was good."
"I have always had a passion for sports. I achieve my greatest successes because I do not give up."
"Belonging to NATO gives us peace of mind in this situation. Our focus is now on the citizens to return home as quickly as possible."
"Ukraine is defending not only its own territory, but also Europe from an unprovoked aggression. If Ukraine loses this war, it would pose a huge threat to Europe and Bulgaria in particular."
"The goal is that when there are visible election violations, Bulgarian citizens should not have to make civil arrests, search cars, find money used to buy votes, and the police should do nothing."
"The regional governors are people who were a projection of the regular cabinet, representatives of the executive branch. These people, in some way, did not cope with the task of ensuring fair elections. This is also the decision of the Constitutional Court. Of course, they must be replaced."
"The entire judicial system is indebted to Bulgarian society."
"There has been resistance. From day one. The attacks were merciless. But I think that Minister Emil Dechev is the right person to deal with these attacks."
"If we analyze where the attacks against Stoil Tsitselkov come from, we will understand why they come. The attacks come from the people and circles that held the most dishonest elections in Bulgaria. I am referring to certain parts of the previous government."
"Denyo Denev is not suitable as head of the National Security Agency for a number of reasons. A government that leaves after thousands of protests does not have the moral right to appoint to positions important for the country's security for the next five years. We can say a lot about Mr. Denev, about his interference with the machines, which influenced the results. And there, SANS as an institution did not play a positive role."
"I have demanded full transparency from the services and the Minister of the Interior in the investigation of "Petrohan", in order to see if there was any intentional saving of information. It must be identified whether there was any intentional saving of information or distortion of information. I do not rule out anything and that is why I have ordered a full investigation."
"The conversations (with Rumen Radev and Iliyana Yotova - ed.) were different. We spoke hypothetically with President Radev. What remains unsaid is that I have neither been offered, nor have I accepted or refused to become the acting prime minister."