I will not propose a new candidate for foreign minister. Daniel Mitov was my candidate. It's not casting and I can't pull them off my sleeve. He decided to comply with the president, he also pointed out why he was resigning. I have nowhere to look for a new candidate and I have no intention of proposing another one. For the Bulgarian foreign policy in this situation, the one who did not issue a decree is responsible. This was stated by acting Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev in the program “Panorama” according to BNT.
„There was a series of events that led to this. Iran attacks Israel with drones. Already at night I spoke with the Minister of Transport to send a plane and evacuate Bulgarians from Israel, he explained. I was unable to communicate with Minister Dimitrov all the time. In such an emergency situation, not being able to contact your minister is unacceptable”, the caretaker prime minister is categorical.
These events happen on Sunday – long before Boyko Borisov's words at a party event, he specified.
"I stated my intention and presented the feature as politically balanced. It is extremely difficult to find people who are not politically connected as ministers. In his conversation with Rutte, he exclaimed and said: Where can you find non-party candidates. I have struggled for this period in which I had to present a cabinet, I think I have managed it", he explained.
About the work with Stefan Dimitrov, the caretaker prime minister said: "I don't think there is a crisis in the cabinet, he clearly enjoys the trust of President Radev. However it is said, the cabinet has a different influence", Glavchev also commented.
"There is no way for me to check the biographies of all the ministers," Glavchev also pointed out and added that it is difficult not to have anyone in the cabinet who is not connected to GERB.
The case with Vatev is quite different, he explained. At our very first conversation, he said that he had doubts about taking over, as he had objections to the acting deputy ministers. I satisfied his wish that one of them be released, but he still had some reservations, in the case of Vatev he preferred to leave, but I was also not satisfied with the pace of work.
"I don't even know why we are commenting on Gvozdeikov. He said he could handle it. If I had let the foreign minister be the coordinator - it would have been even worse. The coordinator is not a chief of staff, he coordinates the institutions that conduct the elections, he coordinates things. At the first meeting that was that day, there were no contradictions, even the CEC said that they were satisfied that it was being held now. Everyone is in communication and there are prerequisites for fair elections", Glavchev also commented.
"The budget balance is in plus by 400 million, the fiscal reserve - 11 billion as of March 31, after that the data normally changes, it depends on who chooses which date. There were concerns when 2-3 billion shillings were made in a few days and the National Assembly decided to stop the shillings," the Prime Minister also commented.
"There were no alarming positions in Brussels. Everyone realizes that the European elections are a challenge. They only said: Oh, it will be even more difficult for you" when they found out that we will have double elections", the acting prime minister also noted.
"Do I look happy to you? Not particularly", Glavchev announced, on the occasion of a question about whether he was happy that he took the post of caretaker prime minister. "If there is no one else, I will take over," he said before agreeing to the position. "The people I selected, I think are balanced. If the condition is that there are no people from GERD, I almost complied with it. Daniel Mitov I know he was going to start with a flying start, but he made his choice. But as I said, I have no other choice. This will not cause a crisis between him and the president, since "we have a good professional dialogue," Glavchev pointed out.
"I have no long-term ambitions, the caretaker government has a short term, there must be fair elections and we must not stop Bulgaria on the European path to development," he said in conclusion.