Since the processes of splitting and confrontation in DPS began, we have not seen a direct clash between the two leaders. Ahmed Dogan spoke only once and did not participate again. The clash was presented as one between Delyan Peevski and ordinary people in the DPS. There is one rule – never bring your opponent into your comm field unless you are absolutely sure you will crush them. If we see a debate between the two, it means that Dogan has made a decision that he can crush Peevski in a debate, but it will also mean that he has accepted Peevski as an equal opponent. This was stated by the political scientist Tatiana Burudzhieva on the air of Nova News, quoted by novini.bg.
„We are observing the transformation or spillage of the last two parties of the transition. DPS will never be the same. The party in the last 20 years did not follow its policy of building and functioning of its own party. You can see that those young and exceptional cadres that DPS cultivated are gone. They are now 40 years old, but we don't see new ones coming, she commented.
According to her, a party that accumulates decades of experience must also acquire an instinct towards the developing society: “Both parties – DPS and BSP – they didn't finish that. Being conservative and not changing kept them going, but at the same time they were slowly moving towards their current situation. Either they will find the strength to revive themselves after this heavy blow, or things will end very badly.“
She believes that in these elections there will be challenges for all other parties: “They have reached the point where they rely only on their hard cores. If they also make this campaign for their hard cores, and do not open up to the remaining 60-70% of Bulgarians, then the road is hopeless. We are moving towards an ever greater minimization of the legitimacy and presence of the parties in the institutions. It is possible for the DPS to achieve this. However, their result of the last election gives both groups a chance to enter the National Assembly. For the BSP, however, things are not exactly like that – they are at a near sanitary minimum of four percent.“
Her prediction is that more small parties will enter the new parliament: “It is high time for politicians to realize that voters expect governance and solving the problems of the country and the people. “
„The biggest problem of GERB is that they are the first political force, but there is no government. Boyko Borisov is giving signals that he is heading towards a campaign that will be a campaign of search for partnerships rather than a campaign of dividing lines. There are certainly lines he will hardly cross. The split of the DPS came in handy because managing them is a specific embrace. They are a loyal and fair partner when they are not directly in power. When they are in power, however, they are the partner who does not even publicly allow themselves to be bypassed.“