Using national security for propaganda and party purposes is a betrayal, said President Iliana Yotova, quoted by BNT.
"I do not put the reaction of all political parties, which have been making a lot of comments these days, under one denominator. I listen very carefully to the rational arguments of some of them. I ask myself why they did not want an Advisory Council in February 2026, when 15 planes were stationed at Sofia Airport with the permission of Mr. Zhelyazkov's government, without the presidential institution being notified at all, and I as president. Today they want an Advisory Council at a time when the presidential institution is in full contact and coordination with all other institutions - with the Council of Ministers, with the Security Council, in which we participate, with the security services, with our international partners. And I have not yet found any grounds for convening the Advisory Council. A very large majority voted to take the security services away from the presidential institution. Now those who voted for it are not satisfied with their decision. They have full access to all the reports of the services, since they are leaders of parliamentary parties. I will not engage in propaganda and political play with the national security of the state and I would advise in this case, regardless of the fact that an election period is coming, all responsible political forces to seek agreement on issues of security and stability of Bulgaria. For me, using the country's national security for propaganda and party purposes, with dubious political dividends, is a betrayal of the country.", the head of state also commented.
About the upcoming presidential elections, Yotova said:
"The campaign will officially begin on September 25. Someone says that it has already begun. I call on us to show this time too that we can behave like normal politicians. I am for that. I am looking for agreement, I am looking for the intersections of our common interests and let Bulgarian society freely choose."
About the case of Iva Mihaylova from Kochani, Yotova commented:
I wrote a letter to President Silyanovska, offering her two options - either a council of Bulgarian doctors to see how the girl will be treated from here on out, or to be treated there. The letter was officially sent and registered on August 11 of this year. So far I have had absolutely no response. In this letter I also asked her, as a person and as a woman, to help this 23-year-old girl not to remain disabled. And why I have no answer – I am left wondering. In mid-September I will have a special meeting with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. One of the questions I will raise is the fate of Mihaylova."