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Justice Minister Desislava Akhladova filled us with her powers as a lawyer and stated: BSP was talking nonsense and it was not true that Boyko Borissov violated the Electoral Code by remaining prime minister during the campaign. Quote the law. He referred to a paragraph, in an article there. Wow, what a competition! All sissies would envy Ahladova’s ironclad knowledge of Bulgarian law.
In relation to the complaints that we hear today from the BSP about violations of the Electoral Code, I just want to clarify that the provision of art. 161, para. Article 5 of the Electoral Code makes it very clear that the Prime Minister, the Ministers, the Members of Parliament, the President and the Vice President do not enjoy official leave during the campaign, whether paid or not, as they cannot delegate their powers to others. There is no way for the Council of Ministers to stop functioning during the campaign period. That is why the Electoral Code has made an exception, ”said Ahladova.
Ms. Ahladova, aren’t you ashamed? As Minister of Justice, you must be one of the most prominent lawyers in the country. You should know the law well, or at least be more familiar with the things you cite in an official statement. Correct?
Art. 161 of the Electoral Code does not have paragraphs. Nor did he refer to what was quoted by the Minister of Justice, successor to Danail Kirilov. Article 161 deals with issues that the EC does not regulate and refers to another law: that of political parties.
Ms. Ahladova, the article you tried to quote is 104. You hit the line and it actually corresponds to what you tried to say: Civil service candidates suspend their duties on leave, and this does not apply to the Prime Minister, your deputies, ministers and the president.
And so that we are not talking about gossip:
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Art. 104. (1) (supplement – SG 17/13) Candidates occupying the public function, with the exception of candidates for municipal councilors, will suspend their performance after their registration and will use the official unpaid or optional annual paid leave. for the period from registration to the announcement of the electoral results inclusive.
(2) (New, SG No. 17/2013) Candidates for municipal councilors who exercise public functions will be required to take leave on the days they participate in campaign activities during working hours.
(3) (Renumbered from Paragraph 2, SG No. 17/2013) The leave will be considered as work or time of official and insurance service.
(4) (New numbering of Paragraph 3, SG No. 17/2013) When the registration has been deleted, the license under Paragraph 1.1 will be deleted from the day of deletion. When the cancellation is revoked, the license will be deemed to have not been interrupted.
(5) (Prev. Paragraph 4 – SG, issue 17 in 2013) The provisions of para. 1 shall not apply to the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Ministers, the Ministers, the President and the Vice President of the Republic. Their powers continue after their registration as candidates.
(6) (Paragraph 5 above, amendment – SG 17/13) The provisions of para. 1, 3 and 4 will also apply to candidates for Members of the European Parliament of the Republic of Bulgaria, who occupy one of the positions provided for in art. 121.
The problem, Ms. Ahladova, is different.
The problem is the systemic incompetence of this management, which becomes more transparent with each passing day. It is inadmissible for a person in a state office, a lawyer, to appear before the media and show lack of preparation, cite non-existent texts to non-existent paragraphs in the law and do so without scruples.
Jessica valcheva
