Balkans | Bulgarian President Radev: We need a parliament that finds a solution to the political crisis as soon as possible

“Bulgaria cannot wait any longer,” Bulgarian President Rumen Radev told reporters during his visit to the city of Plovdiv (Plovdiv). majority, and establish a normal, sustainable and functioning government.”

The President called on the political parties not to waste a single day, and expressed his expectations that they are already conducting a dialogue in search of a sustainable formula for forming a normal government.

In response to a question, President Radev put aside the harsh pre-election rhetoric after the previous parliamentary elections and stated that he had given the political forces plenty of time to negotiate an agreement. Instead, he said, the political parties claimed that the president wanted to rule the country with an interim government and thus extended the measures.

“The primary task of the parties in the People’s Assembly is to respond to pressing financial problems by adopting the state budget and laws under the National Revitalization and Sustainability Plan (NPVU),” Radev said. According to the president’s statement, the political forces are facing a solution to a very complex equation after they announced during the election campaigns that they are against tax change, and that they are with increasing spending and at the same time maintaining a 3-level budget deficit. Radev expressed that the parties had learned from their previous budget proposals and hoped they would not make him hostage to the election campaign again. “This is a very serious commitment to the citizens of Bulgaria, their well-being and the future of our country as well,” said the President.

Radev urged, “Let the parliament and the next government take advantage of all the opportunities offered by the interim government for a deeper European integration.” According to the president’s statement, it will depend on the parties in parliament whether Bulgaria can join Schengen this year, after the interim government has set a specific date for that. “Whether and when Bulgaria is ready to join the eurozone depends on the political parties,” Radev said.

“I hope, given the security issues, that the political parties will finally stop talking nonsense about modernizing the Bulgarian army and look at rearmament from a very sober and comprehensive point of view, taking into account the personnel of the army, their motives and motives,” he said.

In response to a question about the date of the newly elected People’s Assembly for the first meeting, Radev stated that he will issue the decree to convene Parliament as soon as the legally prescribed procedures are over and the Central Election Commission (CEC) announces the names. of the elected representatives.

The President congratulated the institutions responsible for conducting the elections, such as the Central Elections Commission, the administrative institutions related to the elections, the Ministry of Interior, and the intelligence services, which ensure the sustainability and integrity of the electoral process, and the safety of both. votes and citizens.

source: CardZhalNews