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Cornelia Ninova and Elena Yoncheva in parliament in 2018, when they were still close. PHOTO: Rumyana Toneva
The leader turned it into politics, and the journalist’s attacks are personal, not against the party.
“The BSP elite continues to engage in internal inter-party wars, rather than building trust among citizens. I remain loyal to my constituents, not to the party’s elite.”
This was posted on Facebook on Monday evening by MEP Elena Yoncheva, after the BSP in Haskovo split from her due to the journalist’s attacks on social leader Cornelia Ninova.
“I express my gratitude once again to the socialists with whom we have worked and continue to this day. I am not forgetting support and assistance, but I clearly and strictly know that I am following my commitments as an MEP. It is not in them to hide the truth, but quite the opposite, to say it out loud, at risk and not like it. I don’t participate in party intrigues, behind-the-scenes deals, and power struggles. This may be a temptation and a bargaining chip for some political leaders, but not for me, “Yoncheva wrote.” I continue to defend every day the cause for which I gained the trust of voters (of all colors), it is that is, to show corruption and injustice in Bulgaria and insist on European intervention when necessary, “added the MEP. And she gives an example with the LIBE resolution initiated by her on the rule of law in Bulgaria, which will be voted on in Parliament. European on Thursday.
Therefore, it finally became clear that Yoncheva’s war was against Ninova personally, not against the BSP. And for the comrades of the party it remains a secret exactly what broke in the relations between the two, from the first conspirators to becoming fierce opponents.
It was Ninova who gave Elena a path in politics. She personally invited her to top the red list in the 2017 parliamentary elections. At the time, Yoncheva was the media secretary to the newly elected president. But she remained in office for only two weeks. It was not clear why she left, personal motives were officially stated. But the next day it became clear that she was leading the red list in Haskovo. And so
Yoncheva became the first to
the presidential team, who
the social leader “stole”
under the nose of Rumen Radev
And the journalist became the red flag to fight corruption. It was at the bottom of Haskovogate, which led to the resignation of Delyan Dobrev as a GERB MP. He made a movie about the fence on the border between Turkey and Bulgaria to show how poorly it was made. It began with quality in road and road construction. He sent a signal to the prosecutor’s office against Culture Minister Boil Banov, known as “Hello, I am Banov.”
On January 22, 2019, the special prosecutor’s office filed charges against Yoncheva for money laundering in especially large amounts by the Corporate Commercial Bank through an offshore company registered in the British Virgin Islands. It is about his work for TV7, for which he made a series of documentaries. The journalist denies the accusations.
Your guarantee: 20 thousand BGN,
is paid by the group of
BSP, which raises the money
at Ninova’s insistence,
which calls Yoncheva the face of the BSP’s fight against corruption.
The first rift between the two occurred when the lists for the European elections were aligned. Ninova tried to oppose Yoncheva with Sergei Stanishev, forcing the journalist to become a leader. The two lived together for many years, but even after each started a new family, their relationship remained good. In the delicate situation, Elena offered a compromise option: to be the first and the president of the PSE second. But this was not accepted and the plenary ranked Stanishev fifth. In the European campaign, Yoncheva stood firm with Ninova and did not appear at the event with Stanishev.
It was therefore a surprise to many when, in early November 2019, Ninova publicly expressed her dissatisfaction with Yoncheva’s work as an MEP. “Our relations are normal, but I expect more action on the corruption issue from there,” said the leader. Elena was affected, say people familiar with the matter.
Days later, when the prosecution announced that it wanted the European Parliament to lift Yoncheva’s immunity due to the money laundering investigation, Ninova wrote on Facebook that she believed in Elena’s innocence.
Yoncheva herself has always avoided partisan intrigues. That is why she surprised everyone when, days before the direct election of the BSP, she harshly attacked the leader. She announced that Ninova had refused to sign her signal to the prosecution against Boyko Borissov over the Barcelona affair. I didn’t get a chance, Ninova replied.
On September 14, Yoncheva explained on Twitter: “The three signals about BB, which I gave to the prosecution on 05/2019, were not signed by Ninova because she did not want to … It is a clear indication of a lack of political will to get it out. the truth. actually. In the last year, I have not heard Ms. Ninova ask Mr. Tsatsarov to investigate the signal. Have you heard Ms Ninova ask for an independent experience of the audio recording with Borisov, in which she ordered the destruction of a businessman and a political opponent? MEPs asked for independent experience. It was done that way. The voice is Borisov’s. Have you heard Ninova mention this experience? “
The BSP leader has ties to the prosecution and receives information in advance about which politicians will be beaten, Yoncheva accused late last week. And he told Euractiv that Ninova had warned him a month earlier that the prosecution was launching an investigation against him. “What Elena said is not true, it did not happen. I do not see any explanation except one thing: it does it by someone else’s will, “commented the leader to” Free Europe.
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