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“Ahmed Dogan is an influential man. The fact that he is not a deputy does not make him a small political figure. He is the leader of more than 350,000 people in Bulgaria. If there is a threat to his safety and security he is removed from the NSO “I don’t know who will be responsible. I have heard of real threats. Imagine, God forbid, an assassination attempt on Mr. Dogan. Imagine what happened then with Bulgarian politics. I don’t think it would be easier.”
This was stated by the deputy Toma Bikov of GERB in the program “On the sheet with Kaloyan Konstantinov“Regarding the influence of the MRF in the government. The deputy denied any link between his party and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, in addition to sporadic unanimity on some laws and issues.
Radev destroyed the political consensus
He was adamant that GERB would never form a coalition with the MRF and the BSP. A coalition with other parties is possible in the next parliament, but I doubt it will. A heterogeneous anti-GERB coalition is emerging. It will have many different ideologies and no leaders. This will lead to a rapid collapse of the cabinet and snap elections.
“The first step to resolve the political crisis is the presidential elections. As long as Radev is president, there will be no room for consensus. Regardless of whether GERB is in the government or in the opposition. He broke ties with all parties except the BSP. Even the MRF lost their trust in him and supported him in the elections. Therefore, political opponents have nowhere to sit face to face and discuss the situation, “Bikov said.
This is one of the reasons why GERB convened a Grand National Assembly (SJC), an attempt to get all parties to work together and reach understanding. “We are obliged to try everything,” said the deputy. All without resignation.
“I don’t think that even periodic elections will solve the situation.” The resignation means throwing the country into severe economic chaos, to face the crisis without a parliament preparing a budget for 2021, “he added.
Bulgaria is not so much corrupt as incompetent
Bikov emphasized the discrepancies in the demands of the protests in the country: “We have a very strong division of the country between the center and the periphery, in an economic, cultural and even civilizational principle.” The protest in Sofia is for the rule of law and digitization. But in the small municipalities these demands are absolutely incomprehensible. There, people want a new road, an increase in income, a pharmacy. “
When asked if the protests across the country really don’t want an end to corruption in government and administration, which we lead across the EU, the politician replied:
“Corruption is very abstract. In places like the United States, corruption is perfectly legal, like lobbying in Congress. This is illegal here. Corruption is not just giving someone money for something. Corruption is calling your cousin. , who is a doctor, so that he can treat you faster. Corruption is a symptom, not a disease. It exists everywhere, even in the upper echelons of power. However, I personally have no evidence of corruption in GERB. When it was suspected of abuses, personal responsibility was assumed at the political level GERB and the government cannot punish, they can change ministers and officials in case of doubt.
Here we have 2 questions: is there corruption and what is the perception of the people about corruption? All the problems in society are attributed to corruption. For me, many of Bulgaria’s problems are due to incompetence, not corruption. Bad decisions are often made, at the administrative level, not so much at the political level. People just don’t understand your job.
Furthermore, in Bulgaria there is an attitude described with a joke: “I hate scams in which I do not participate.” There is a double standard in corruption: if they are ours or mine, it is not corruption, but service and humanity. It is a cultural characteristic. “
We catch them, we drop them
Toma Bikov commented on the lack of convicted ministers or high government officials for corruption with the weaknesses of the prosecution. According to him, “since the 1990s, the prime minister is expected to put someone in prison.” In fact, this is the job of the court and the prosecution, which are independent of the government and parliament.
“The prime minister can fire a minister if he suspects corruption, but not convict him. Also, the implementation of selfish regulations to put ministers in prisons like Romanians is ineffective.” Note that the Romanian model is simply to clear up political accounts. ” , said.
According to the MP, there is obviously corruption in the prosecution and administration, and it is serious, but mainly at its low and medium levels. On the upper floors it is almost impossible because people are under constant surveillance from the media, various organizations and society.
“I can guarantee you that the institution where there is no corruption is the parliament. Not at all. Maybe some lobbying, if there is, but that’s it. A deputy cannot do any specific task except to vote laws. “
Digital control of analog people
However, corruption in Bulgaria has decreased in recent years, but “not because the government has fought it and put people in prisons.” The reason is the introduction of more and more electronic systems. This breaks the link between management and clients, which is “good in some institutions.”
Bikov explained that his party has been criticized for not acting fast enough to introduce e-government. He agreed, but explained that one of the reasons was the technical illiteracy of a large part of the population. It just won’t handle e-government. “It is an evolutionary process, we cannot compare ourselves to the Netherlands and its society.”
Is there a filler in GERB?
The guest also commented on the data, according to which the GERB deputies are among the least active in the National Assembly. Many of them have no issues of parliamentary scrutiny, they work on a handful of laws and committees. This raises suspicions that they are there just to press a few buttons.
“If there were 15 of us, everyone would probably be active. Simply because there are few people. There is such a problem and action should probably be taken,” Bikov admitted.
He stressed that GERB is the one that has the most deputies and it is normal that some of them are a little more lazy. However, he does not agree with the low activity during the parliamentary control, since it is an instrument of the opposition and it is natural that he uses it more. What’s the point of you questioning your own ministers and questioning them?
A cartoon of a dictator
In 2012, Toma Bikov published a very critical text towards Borissov. In it, he called the prime minister a “caricature of a dictator” and pointed to his ties to the PEC and the underworld. In “On the Blade” he expressed another opinion about the Prime Minister:
“I trust him. Obviously, he is a good leader after 10 years as prime minister. It is unlikely that a person without qualities will win all the elections in which he appeared.
When asked how he explained the change in position, he explained that he was a scathing young journalist who often insulted many different people.
“I met Mr. Borissov in the summer of 2013. Then he was in the opposition. There was a long time at that time because few people visited him because he was not prime minister. On a purely human basis, he sympathized with me. Since that meeting, I have not insulted anyone in my posts, so I can advise Mr. Hristo Ivanov and other people who are currently in the opposition to take the tone so that they do not explain later what they have said.
He had read the information about the PEC in the Capital newspaper. At that time, Capital sympathized with 5-6 government ministers, and it was even rumored that they were Prokopiev people. I made the mistake of not verifying the information I was quoting. Borissov made no secret that he had a security company. To what extent he was involved in what the PEC did, I cannot say. “Ipon” took care of VIP security – the king, Todor Zhivkov, “said the deputy.
Bikov denied that his work at GERB had serious benefits, but for people it did not matter. “And to say that I have not sold myself, they will not believe me.”
Dumb Kardzhali …
According to him, Borisov has changed a lot as a person and today he has nothing to do with himself in 2009 or 2001. “Only idiots don’t change.”
When asked to comment on the already proven Prime Minister’s telephone conversations, in which he called Tsveta Karayancheva “stupid Kardzhali …” and there were signs of pressure and threats, Bikov explained that we cannot judge a person for their personal communications. Probably even most Bulgarians speak like this in a friendly circle.
“It’s clear from the context that there was some confusion, he doesn’t call it ‘stupid Kardzhali.’ Borissov urges her to admit that she is what she is because of a mistake she made. He says the same about himself: “I am simple and you are simple.” We cannot draw general conclusions from a minute taken out of context. Borisov has a colorful language, yes, but he is not the only one. I swear too and I can’t control myself often. Without justifying their behavior, it is one thing to record yourself in the studio where you are concentrated, another is to be at home talking on the phone.
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