< strong>The impossibility of electing a Speaker of the National Assembly shows that the people who have to make politics in Bulgaria do not understand the logic of parliamentary democracy.
This is what he said about the show to “Focus" the political scientist and teacher at SU “St. Kliment Ohridski" Strahil Deliyski.
"At the moment, the Speaker of the National Assembly is thought of as anything else, but not as the Speaker of the National Assembly. For some he is a possible prime minister, for others it is a matter of honor, for others I don't know what. And in fact, this is the third post in the country, on which the normal functioning of the Bulgarian parliament depends," he continued.
“Borisov once again, narrating the political process, uses a sports metaphor - the first, the second, the last. It is as if the basis of elections is not democratic political representation, but competition. This understanding of elections and their results, and hence the structure of political representation, prevents Borissov from effectively trying to form a government. He realizes that he has to do it because it is expected of him and society, especially his voters. But at the same time, he realizes that he does not have enough support to lead such a process. 10-12-15 years ago, would someone with 60 or so deputies think of governing in Bulgaria? When there is no support between the individual parties, the only way is to look for a coalition, but here it is also a matter of political culture among those who have to do it", noted Strahil Deliyski.
The closest to the possible formation of a government is between GERB and PP-DB with shades of plus 2 plus 3. If this format is not implemented, any other formats within this National Assembly seem unrealistic.
“Politicians must understand politics, that is why they are politicians, everything else is on the periphery. Given that these are the same entities from the last three National Assemblies, everything should have been clarified by now in terms of policies and priorities - the main duty of politicians and of a coalition. The impossibility of agreeing on such a political level leaves the public in doubt that they are not agreeing on policies, but on something else. This cannot help but further distance citizens from the political process. I don't know what they will talk about next week, but obviously it won't be about politics," concluded Strahil Deliyski.