A few words about the remarks about the political profile of the future prime minister, which GERB and PP-DB exchange. In the conditions of an acute political crisis, the most important quality that a future prime minister of a regular government elected by the National Assembly must possess is democratic legitimacy. Without such legitimacy, we face the danger of an even deeper erosion of parliamentary democracy.
He commented on this on "Facebook" the constitutionalist and owner of "Gallup International Balkan" Prof. Dr. Borislav Tsekov.
In other words, it must be a person who received the trust of the voters in the parliamentary vote. Attempts were made some time ago, unsuccessfully so, to launch a government with an "equally distant" non-party prime minister - Prof. Gabrovski. Now, however, the situation is different, and the crisis is even deeper. Therefore, a clear political responsibility is required.
Today, Bulgaria does not need a prime minister, removed from some office, from an international or non-governmental organization, behind whom the parties that form a parliamentary majority can hide. Intense conflicts, mutual mistrust in the party arena, as well as the aspirations of the president and his entourage to interfere in management, doom such a formula to "Berovization".
For the younger ones, "Berovization" comes from the processes that unblocked the government of Prof. Lyuben Berov, which was broadcast in 1992 according to exactly such a formula - an equidistant prime minister, around whom a parliamentary majority of parties that do not want to take responsibility for official coalition government should unite.< br />
Then it was BSP, DPS, etc. "blue ants" (a large part of the deputies in the 36th National Assembly who broke away from the SDS), with the tacit support of President Zhelev and his entourage. This government initially calmed the political confrontation for a short time, but quickly became a convenient front for the looting of the state, rampant crime and mobbing. Because there was no clear political responsibility and everyone was "washing their hands" with the prime minister being "equidistant".
Today, at least in my opinion, the exact opposite profile is needed - a prime minister who is as close as possible to the parties that will form a government, so that they are directly involved in the management and responsibility for it. At the same time, let me repeat, a prime minister with democratic legitimacy.
Because people need to know what they are voting for if we are to move gradually towards restoring normal levels of voter turnout. And no - they vote for some and govern others. Democratic legitimacy is acquired only by participating in elections. Not with a post on a friendly site, not with excited interviews of activists or signatures of close intellectuals.
The example of Mario Draghi, which some give, is working, but for a different political culture, in which the parties know how to bear responsibility, and not hide from it. The dominant political culture in the Parliament in recent years in our country is not like that, and because of this the example of Mario Draghi in Italy is not particularly relevant.
As close as possible to the parliamentary majority and with clear democratic legitimacy - Bulgaria needs such a prime minister.