If you are a party represented in parliament, you should have seats in the SEC and have the right to a form of monitoring of the election process. If you don't have such people, anyone who has counted knows what it means to not have people in the SIC – some of your votes may disappear. Part of the controversy is precisely because of this. A second part of the dispute is because of the image. Alternative DPS – “Alternative for Rights and Freedoms“ – will position itself clearly among its people. It's going to be fun for us sociologists because it's going to make it harder for us to do our research and try to predict right before the election – some people will say DPS, but we won't know what those people mean. This is no easy task. Bulgarians must be prepared that in such a confused situation our methods may also go wrong. This was stated by the sociologist from “Gallup” Parvan Simeonov on the air of NovaNews, quoted by novini.bg
„It would not be true to say that DPS-Dogan monopolizes the vote of the Bulgarian Turks. We see that there are statements in the opposite direction from the mayors of Jebel, Kardzhali, etc. On the other hand, part of the vote of the Bulgarian Muslims, we also do not know in which direction it will go – as if Delyan Peevski is stronger there. The Gypsy vote in Bulgaria has different mechanisms. It is better to look at which structures belong to whom. If you look at those excluded from the DPS, where are they – where are Peevski's strong areas, and to calculate how many votes there were. So it will be seen that Peevski can count on many votes. It turns out that Ahmed Dogan clearly gave Peevski the party and now he wants to get it back, but Peevski is more energetic than him“ , he emphasized.
„Peevski will not give up, even if he turns out to be unwanted and small in the next parliament. Word of the town is that Peevski has influence in parties, incl. and GERD. Therefore, it is unlikely that Borisov will tear shirts against him, on the contrary – Borisov will wait months, years even, to see who prevails in the DPS”, the sociologist also said.
About the “gentlemen's agreement” proposed by the GERB leader, he stated: “Borisov has been speaking very sincerely for a long time. He says: “There is nothing else to do“. He speaks that there should be public procurement for management. What is happening with Peevski and the switching of the DPS to other waves, of the BSP closer to Rumen Radev, the opposition between Radev and Peevski, gives little opportunity for the synchronization of many parties, if only to isolate Peevski. Thus, Borisov can break away from such addictions.“
In his words, the Greek electoral system means that Boyko Borisov, if he does not have enough votes, should be given a bonus: „Don't touch the system, don't touch the rules of the game. He understands that a government must be made. Last time he literally escaped from forming a government, seeing that he was alone with the DPS at the top. And I would feel heavy in his place. Imagine what the judges and the CEC are feeling. It seems to me that Peevski has the upper hand there. It will not be easy for DPS-Dogan. Let some “ethno-mode” not be switched, DPS should not be mobilized through ethnic messages.“
„On one side will stand Peevski and his forces, on the other pole – Radev. There will be regroupings and Borisov will remain in the middle, who will have to decide. This also has a foreign policy nuance – Radev will be east, Peevski will be west. The parties against Borisov are also divided. How does this Rubik's cube stack up? Borisov himself will have to order it after the elections”, Simeonov also said.