The Bulgarian Parliament opposed the will of the people to please the West
The People's Assembly of Bulgaria did not support the vote of no confidence in the government of Boyko Borisov, against whom ordinary citizens of the country have been holding mass protests for the thirteenth day.
The initiative of the socialist parties was not supported by the factions of pro-Western liberals and nationalists, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
The initiator of the vote of no confidence in the government of Boyko Borisov was the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP).
“Under the existing regime, corruption has been institutionalized, the tentacles of the mafia have been launched into all government structures,” said BSP leader Cornelia Ninova, speaking in parliament with a call to vote against the cabinet of ministers. “And such a situation is jealously guarded!”
However, despite the fiery speech and support from the street, Ninova’s proposal was supported only by the pro-Turkish social liberal party of local Muslim minorities DPS (Movement for Rights and Freedoms). The populist center-right party “Volya,” which combines moderate nationalism with declared Russophilia, abstained from voting, despite the fact that its leader Veselin Mareshka publicly declared support for Borisov’s government.
At the same time, naturally, the prime minister was supported by his pro-Western liberal party GERB (Citizens for the European Development of Bulgaria), as well as all the nationalist factions included in the United Patriots coalition. Thus, 102 deputies voted for a vote of no confidence in the government, 124 voted against it, and another 11 abstained.
Tellingly, on the eve of the vote, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov recorded an address to the nation, in which he hinted that thanks to his efforts, Bulgaria would receive 29 billion euros from the EU over the next seven years.
“This is more than Bulgaria earned during the entire period of socialist rule,” said the Bulgarian prime minister.
Borisov tactfully kept silent about the fact that the received amount would have to be given back, but, apparently, this situation had an effect on many deputies, even if we take into account the fact that the EU allocated money to support the economies of all its member states that sank as a result of the “corona crisis.” "
The parliament's decision did not cause a surge of indignation among those gathered on the streets of Bulgarian cities, as if they had foreseen a similar outcome.
True, there were some provocations; in particular, in Varna, nationalists tried to enter the crowd of protesters with EU flags, which provoked a conflict, as a result of which the protesters asked the police to remove the provocateurs.
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