The speed with which Kiril Petkov made this decision was surprising. It was clear that he was not pleased. His action was responsible, but it is very difficult to continue without him. This was stated by journalist Ruzha Raicheva in the program “Face to Face“ on bTV.
Obviously the decision was hasty. This brings reputational damage. Kiril Petkov put a very dramatic point, commented political scientist Lyubomir Stefanov.
We can only guess how the coalition works. The future of "We continue the change" (PP) is very controversial. It is important how Asen Vassilev and Lena Borislavova will continue after this scandal, what they will do. "Democratic Bulgaria" (DB) told them that their personnel policy is lame, she said.
The PP will now understand how much of a party it is. We will see how far this goes. If this is the parasite of corruption, we will see how they will clean it up. The presidential elections are next year, and they have ambitions. Responsibility is needed and, if necessary, other heads to fly, the political scientist said.
The huge number of mistakes that Kiril Petkov made were always with good intentions. However, with his behavior he is shaking trust in the party. Hristo Ivanov will not be there to help them in this situation. This is a prerequisite for a very serious shake-up in the coalition. There will be new red lines, but within the blue coalition, predicts Raicheva.
I hope reason returns and the PP backs down a bit. It is definitely dramatic - one of the faces of the PP decided to commit hara-kiri. Petkov was like a volunteer on Shipka. Politics is done with people, not alone. It is important what kind of people you gather. The DB says that the people in their ranks are more verified. Maybe it is time for them to share know-how with the DB, the political scientist emphasized.
They may be missing this target that was Boyko Borisov's favorite, the journalist said. In her words, a reformulation of the change is needed.