President Rumen Radev ruled out “DPS – A New Beginning“ from the consultations before the first term. But has the head of state violated the Constitution? The topic was commented on on the air of Nova TV by the teacher of constitutional law prof. Flaming Kirov. “ Between Rumen Radev and Delyan Peevski, everything has already been said. They have nothing to add to a possible consultation. Some time ago, the president called “Harvard charlatans“ part of the "Continuing the Change-Democratic Bulgaria" coalition, so he can hold talks with charlatans, but with the “insolence of steroids“ can't? This is his decision, but how he reflects on the procedure for forming a government depends on a decision of the Constitutional Court, if he is asked to interpret the text of Art. 99, paragraph 1“, he pointed out.
„The President has joined the “sanitary cordon”. Perhaps he is the inspiration for this idea. The text in the Constitution is categorical – the president, after consultation with the parliamentary groups, hands over the first exploratory mandate. That means with all, not with seven, out of eight. If one is excluded, then it can happen with two or three more parties”, explained Prof. Kirov.
Regarding the case with the requested immunity of the PP-DB co-chair Kiril Petkov, the professor of constitutional law commented that more evidence is needed. “If it actually turns out that the arrest was made on the basis of an order issued by the Prime Minister, this is a violation of the rule of law. Most likely, this is how they are taught at Harvard, he noted.
In his words, the decision of the Constitutional Court on the topics related to the held vote should be awaited. “ It is possible to go to new elections if it is judged that the result is illegal,”, added the professor.