Ninova’s rivals withdraw and ask to boycott direct election of BSP leader – Bulgaria



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Ninova's rivals withdraw and ask to boycott the direct election of the BSP leader

Two of the BSP presidential candidates, Krassimir Yankov and Valeri Zhablyanov, are withdrawing from the campaign and urging party members not to vote in the direct election as leader on Saturday. A third candidate, Georgi Todorov, turned out to be from the elections.

From the beginning, Cornelia Ninova and Kiril Dobrev, who was his alternate, were considered the main opponents to the leadership position. The other candidates were thought to scatter the votes of those unhappy with Ninova.

According to most socialists, the rules are such that if half of the BSP members do not vote on Saturday, the election of a leader will be considered illegitimate and the party congress will be elected as before. According to data at the end of last year. Members of the BSP number around 83,848, but those who left and died must be removed from the lists by Friday.

“We call for non-participation in the upcoming elections, which will give a clear signal of our attitude to the flawed procedure. Congress is our supreme body of the party, which must find a solution to the situation,” the statement by Yankov and Zhablyanov said. , sent to socialists. They say that the Positano 20 electoral commission is working in favor of Ninova and the vote will be manipulated, that is why they are withdrawing from the campaign and will not participate in the debates.

According to the Socialists, Ninova has a chance to win the direct vote, but if a Congresswoman is elected, the opposition could rally around Dobrev or another candidate.

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