Daniel Mitov: GERB-UDF will not return the mandate today
"We made a serious, open attempt to call on the parties with which we intended to hold talks on serious policies and the formation of a cabinet. Unfortunately, both yesterday and today, the party" There is Such a People "refused to hold talks on the grounds that their pre-election commitments did not include any dialogue with the status quo parties, " Daniel Mitov, GERB-UDF’s nominee for Prime minister told media on April 22.
"We respect their opinion, but the parties of the status quo are something dynamic. Behind the parties that have established themselves over time, there are many Bulgarian voters and the refusal of dialogue is not a political behaviour that can be maintained for a long time. And the risk is to fall into a situation in which there is no stable governance and Bulgarian citizens will not be aware of what they can expect in the coming months," he added.
Tomorrow there is an Executive Commission of GERB parliamentary group, which will decide on the mandate. "We will not return the mandate today," Mitov said.
Asked whether GERB-UDF would support a cabinet proposed by another party, Mitov said they had no information yet on what the other parties were doing, but reiterated that they (the other parties) were having behind-the-scenes talks. "All the time they were shouting against the politics behind-the-scenes, and at the moment the behind-the scenes has taken over them," Mitov said.
Earlier, in an official position, the party "There is Such a People" said it refused to participate in talks with GERB-UDF.
On April 21, “Democratic Bulgaria” also turned down GERB-UDF’s invitation for consultations on proposed cabinet.
