Turbulent debates and polar political reactions after the presidential institution officially submitted to the National Assembly a proposal for a referendum on adopting the euro. The government saw this as an attempt at sabotage, and there is already a majority in parliament with a strategy on how to reject the proposal. Already yesterday, professors from major universities created a petition against the request for a referendum.
„Our thesis is that the National Assembly cannot convene a referendum on the issue proposed by the president, as this would contradict the Constitution and the obligations that Bulgaria has accepted with its accession to the EU. We decided that it was important at this critical moment to take a firm stand and warn that the possible convening of the referendum would mean suspending the established constitutional model for decision-making in Bulgaria's main institutions," commented Associate Professor Hristo Hristev, a lecturer at Sofia University, in the "Interview after NOVA News."
"It is extremely worrying that the president is making this proposal. We can only guess what made the president change his position. It is obviously not a process of legal analysis and justification. His own Secretary for Legal Affairs distanced himself and resigned. We also see the proposal submitted today, which I would say is a political declaration. It repeats the president's address from Friday," commented Associate Professor Hristev. According to him, there are no substantive legal reasons in the proposal today.
„There are issues that cannot be resolved by consensus. These are often issues related to finances, financial stability and a framework for economic development”, said Hristev.
„What is happening is extremely worrying from the point of view of the financial and economic development of Bulgaria. It is worrying to question the foundations on which Bulgaria's financial stability rests through political speculation”, commented the associate professor.
„There are neither legal nor financial-economic arguments that can defend this position”, believes Assoc. Prof. Hristev.