“We want real changes,” said the people of the square. Then Prime Minister Rumen Radev seemed to ride the wave of protests. During his meeting with him today, DARA seemed like a representative of the more authentic protesters, commented journalist Veselin Stoynev in the program “Face to Face” on bTV. Today in the Council of Ministers DARA met Radev after Bulgaria’s undisputed victory at Eurovision with the song Bangaranga.
“I expected DARA to have some kind of political position, because after all, she is not in the square where she sings, but already has a strong public role. Many people recognized in her some image that would take Bulgaria forward. No matter in what way, no matter if there were criticisms of her about whether the song was good or not. Her success is indisputable and it seems that we need something that will take us forward and bring us some joy,” commented journalist Ruzha Raicheva.
Stoynev said that the statement of DARA was a surprise for him because it sounded like pressure. “DARA is clearly an extremely smart and reactive person. She made this pompous reception something very alive and real.”
According to her, Bulgaria is now able to ask, not just give and agree to everything. “We have been in the European Union for 20 years now as real full members. We have been in NATO for almost 30 years. Our self-confidence is higher. And we want this to be shown by the authorities through demands,” she said.
“This with the visas was a very good political PR move, because it actually hid another problem – that the voters of Rumen Radev do not like these planes staying at the airport in Sofia, but they will stay there. On May 31, their term expires and a new request for this is expected,” commented Stoynev.
He recalled that Marco Rubio and Mark Rutte have officially stated that these aircraft are not used for joint NATO operations. “And now Prime Minister Radev, and then the Minister of Defense, announced the news in such a way: “Yes, in fact, they will continue to stay if the USA asks, but we will ask for the visas for the Bulgarians to drop.” Whether Radev’s voters want to go to the US is another question.” “I’m interested in what will happen if we don’t get an answer. Will it then suddenly turn out that these planes are dangerous,” he asked.
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According to Stoynev, society did not hear a good argument for many of the changes that were proposed by “Progressive Bulgaria” in the rules. “I also think we can in good faith assume that for fear of being pressed for time, they are trying to save themselves time. Wasting their time eats away at the credit of trust that every ruler begins to lose at some point.”
“However, at the same time, this approach with drastic restrictions in the rules seems to me inexpedient, because they have an absolute majority. There is no need for such a change in the rules. On the contrary, they risked consolidating the otherwise fragmented opposition in a procedural way so that it can participate,” he believes.
Source: Actualno
