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Orlin Kolev on the case with the DPS: The law was applied exactly as it should have been and the matter was resolved

"VAS rules for the first to file a legal application. There have been similar cases in previous years as well, but we see that the CEC did not take note, commented the professor of constitutional law

Sep 11, 2024 19:53 118

Orlin Kolev on the case with the DPS: The law was applied exactly as it should have been and the matter was resolved  - 1

The decision of the Supreme Court is final and not subject to appeal. There are no longer any legal obstacles to a party with the name DPS – A new start to participate in the elections. This was stated by Orlin Kolev, professor of constitutional law at the Faculty of Law of Sofia University, in the program “More from the day” on BNT, quoted by novini.bg.

„ The CEC should comply and enter the DPS – A new beginning. The people around Dogan cannot dispute this decision”, the expert is emphatic.

„The DPS legal mark is held by “The New Beginning”. From here, it follows that any form of participation of the wing of Jevdet Chakarov cannot be under the DPS brand, but as an independent participation, in which DPS does not appear, explained the lawyer.
“The seal and the documents are the requisites of a party. However, the court considered that the grounds of the initial application were sufficient to enter the DPS – The new beginning. These requisites are important, but they were not discussed, Orlin Kolev said.

„YOU rules for the first to file an application as of right. There have been similar cases in previous years as well, but we see that the CEC did not take note. The time that the CEC has determined according to the chronogram is the working time, but the Supreme Court says that if the application is submitted during the day, it should be respected. The CEC should have accepted the electronic application and should have instructed the applicant to complete the documents”, he explained.

„In such a dispute, there will always be satisfied and dissatisfied, however, we should relieve the CEC of its enormous responsibility, and the Supreme Court did it. The political burden was lifted from the CEC. There was no need to create such a fuss. The law was applied exactly as it should have been and the issue was resolved, the expert on constitutional law believes.

„I do not consider it a good practice to constantly change the electoral legislation. Confidence in the electoral process has always suffered. It's time to look at the positive, the constructive. The Gentlemen's Agreement is a step in that direction. Repetition makes it possible not to repeat mistakes. Borisov said something very correct – he gave the positive and the constructive, and if that is not possible, let's change the technology of the elections, Kolev also said.