„I think that this time we will we have a better result. This will show what kind of pedestal the left has stepped on and what prospects it has before it”.
BSP leader Atanas Zafirov told NOVA NEWS.
„In these elections, there will most likely not be a clear winner, no one will be satisfied with their results. Immediately after these elections, difficult decisions will have to be made and difficult compromises will have to be made, then it will be clear who learned their lesson and how. "We on the left have learned it, albeit the hard way," Zafirov said.
He sees a problem in low voter turnout.
„In practice, one third of Bulgarian citizens vote. If we consider that a third of them are motivated in a specific way – bought vote, corporate, pressure. Consider how large a part of Bulgarian citizens do not feel represented in a possible administration,” said Zafirov.
According to him, the next government in the country must give a clear answer about the role of the state and statehood. “It must be a government that tries to return the state to the people,” said Zafirov.
Regarding the formation of a regular government and the compromises in the negotiations, Zafirov said: “A compromise that would lead to unilateral decision-making or participation in a government that does not correspond to our programs and ideas would be self-destructive. We wouldn't allow it”.
Asked with whom the left would negotiate after the vote, he said: “Anyone who puts the national interest first can be our potential partner”. Zafirov recalled that they are voting in the "BSP" format. United Left”, they have a coalition council that makes the decisions.