The negotiation teams between GERB, “Democratic Bulgaria”, BSP and ”There is such a people” continue talks to form a cabinet. What exactly is being discussed at the meetings in parliament has not yet been officially announced, despite the brief announcements from the party headquarters. Whether silence will be a sign of agreement was discussed by political scientist Stoycho Stoychev and sociologist Kolyo Kolev in the studio of the program “Offensive with Lyubo Ognyanov” on NOVA NEWS.
According to sociologist Kolyo Kolev, all participants in the talks to form a cabinet are clearly aware that if they do not agree, they will be severely punished by the voters. Regarding the personality of the Prime Minister, Kolev said: “without a doubt, from a pragmatic point of view, Mr. Borisov is the most suitable, the most knowledgeable for the Prime Minister, but he is psychologically unacceptable to the others. They will look for some kind of sacrificial lamb. As for Borislav Sarafov, things are more complicated there. There, a postponement was achieved, but not a fundamental change”.
”A compromise will be found to form a government. Borisov will not cede the position to GERB, but he will make concessions to the other formations in order to record some red dot. Borisov is the most suitable for the position of Prime Minister, from a purely pragmatic experience”, said Kolev. He predicted the collapse of the PP-DB coalition and highlighted some of their differences.
According to Stoycho Stoychev, once the formations have sat down to negotiate, they have overcome the insurmountable differences and are no longer so insurmountable, he said. “It is a sign that there are negotiations to form a government and they are being conducted institutionally”, said political scientist Stoycho Stoychev.
Regarding the Constitutional Court's decision to recount part of the votes, Stoychev suggested that “Majesty” will most likely not enter the composition of the 51st National Assembly. “The conclusion is that the more times you open the ballot boxes, the different result comes out each time. Overturning the result on such a scale that it would lead to a change in the parliamentary configuration would be a strong blow from the judicial system to the parliament. "I think the Constitutional Court will not allow this to happen," Stoychev said. Kolyo Kolev disagreed with this thesis.