It is entirely possible that there will be tactical early parliamentary elections before the presidential ones. The Borisov-Peevski tandem will decide it. The feeling of gross institutional negligence and corruption is accumulating at the expense of the government. This was said by political scientist Teodor Slavev in the studio of "Hello, Bulgaria" on Nova TV.
"From the legislative program for the second half of the year, the most important is the adoption of the State Budget Law. The deficit is chasing 6%, and inflation is growing. At the same time, there will be social demands to increase incomes in the social sphere. The government is faced with two incompatible tasks - to respond populist and increase the deficit, which will lead to an increase in taxes or a cut in social security contributions, or not to give in to the demands. But this will be written on the politicians' bill for the next vote", he commented.
In his words, Peevski's choice of how his parliamentary group will vote for members of the Anti-Corruption Commission will be key - because they want it to be closed. "This decision is part of the PVU, under which a request for a second payment was submitted, which was delayed pending the development of the case with the CPC. Europe may refuse payment or it may be partial", Slavev added.
In turn, political scientist Tsvetanka Andreeva believes that the increase in incomes, inconsistent with economic realities, leads to consequences, such as those seen in Romania. "A pro-democratic government should talk about financial discipline, not spending growth. Our admission to the eurozone is gathering more and more support, and this means that the clash between the ruling party and Radev is 1:0. The president was "pushed" into the corner of Euroscepticism. People were afraid of the rise in prices under the influence of the eurozone's words. Society can be controlled through information. If the government can handle this, the government will be stable in the spring," Andreeva emphasized.
According to her, the Anti-Corruption Commission has been denounced for being used to accumulate political assets. "It was conceived when it was created as part of the anti-corruption policy of the PP, under the leadership of Boyko Rashkov. Closing the commission would be a more natural outcome, in an attempt not to be tied to payments under the PVU," she pointed out.