"This is not exactly an analysis. This is a report - a report of what, how much they worked on, which signals, how many warning protocols, how many pre-trial proceedings… And an analysis would suggest something completely different, which would show us where they succeeded and where they failed".
This is what former Deputy Minister of the Interior Philip Gunev said in the studio of "The Day ON AIR". sent to a number of institutions prepared analysis prepared by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the State Department of Internal Affairs prepared an analysis of the election operations.
Gunev noted that a real analysis would require much more in-depth work on election results and a comparison of voting patterns in different sections, pointing out that such an analysis is possible and even useful for the Ministry of Interior to determine which regions are most vulnerable to manipulation.
According to the former Deputy Minister of the Interior, the problem is not only in the lack of opportunities, but in the lack of desire of the institutions to face the political interests, which are often the basis of the manipulated vote. He said that in the past joint analyzes were conducted with academic institutions that proved the usefulness of the method, but today such analyzes are lacking.
"In 2014, we did a joint analysis with Sofia University, which was based on sections - to see after the elections or from previous elections where there are such absolutely clear signals. If such an analysis is done everywhere, it can show where regional directors have done their job and where they haven't," Gunev told Bulgaria ON AIR.
Gunev added that political appointments make the institution unstable and susceptible to external pressure, which leads to inefficiency in the fight against vote buying. He emphasizes that political pressure leads to "political considerations", in which the political persons responsible for the management of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are afraid to make public disclosures about vote manipulation.
"The minister is a political person. The police are afraid to come out and say because they don't feel independent enough," Gunev said.