What Boyko Borisov said is a demonstration of political impotence, because we heard nothing to show that he realizes the position he is in, that due to the shortcomings of his opponents, he continues to lead the political process, and not by virtue of some supreme trust and legitimacy on the part of the citizens.
The comment was made to BNR political scientist and university professor Strahil Deliyski and added:
"The feeling of impotence that emanated from his behavior and words is like the image of the political impotence of a political elite that continues to wash its hands of the voters, constantly driving them into the mode of new elections, and then he doesn't want to do his part of the duty - to create a government".
According to him, the fact that the leader of GERB went to the consultations with the president is a sign of his perception of the situation as very serious.
"It is not only important that politicians talk to each other, but also what they talk to each other", he stressed.
We have reached a situation where we hope there will be a government, but regardless of what it will do, the political scientist believes:
"And whatever government is formed, it will function in a mode of low expectations. Which is not necessarily a bad thing, because it will give him an opportunity to work".
In the words of Strahil Deliyski, politicians have forgotten that democracy is not only elections, but also the ability to turn the declared but elections into majorities and governance.
Deliyski pointed out that this low voter turnout is a clear sign that representative democracy is not working:
"There are two ways - either we fix it, or we say it doesn't work and so we're going to look for something else. I am convinced that in Bulgaria there will be candidates for Caesar, Bonaparte, Duce, etc. It is extremely important that the political leaders and the parties they lead should understand that without the meaningful functioning of the parties, we cannot to have a working representative democracy. This is the first overarching task of the parties. And their immediate task is to show that representative democracy can still produce a result, namely - a functioning government".