By an explicit decision of the National Assembly, Ivan Nikolaev Ivanov was obliged to continue to perform the function of Chairman of the EWRC until the next chairman takes office". This was stated at a briefing by the Chairman of the EWRC Ivan Ivanov in response to the resignations of employees from the state regulator requested by Delyan Peevski.
"I, as a citizen who abides by the laws, have been doing and continue to do this in anticipation for more than 2.5 years now for the National Assembly to finally elect the next chairman. I will only thank Delyan Peevski if he manages to implement the election of the next chairman in the National Assembly," Ivanov added.
He emphasized that for these 10 years, the most important thing he has stood for is the independence of the EWRC.
"What they criticize us for, that we are making a decision to change the price of electricity from January 1, I want to note that for 10 years the commission did not change the prices of electricity," Ivanov emphasized.
And he added that "the National Assembly, with a change in the law, obliges us to change the prices by January 1".