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Co-Chairman of “We Continue the Change” Kiril Petkov Questioned as Witness in Investigation Against MP Radostin Vassilev

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com May 31, 2023

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“I am being called as a witness on a subject I am not familiar with. If it is like with Asen Vassilev, it is on the thesis with the threats against Radostin Vassilev, which he himself refuted. I hope it will be a short meeting. I have no worries,” said the co-chairman of “We continue the change” Kiril Petkov before the questioning at the City District Prosecutor’s Office.

The reason for the questioning is the investigation into coercion and threats against the MP Radostin Vassilev, who broke away from the party.

He emphasized that he does not trust the prosecution. “We see that they are taking quite strong political positions. They play it with the same cases, both dead bodies and appearing,” added Petkov.

He also commented on whether and how the House of Representatives will vote on Boyko Borisov’s requested immunity from the prosecutor’s office. “I believe in the power of true justice. I believe in standard procedures in Parliament and hope that by following them we will achieve true justice. We will not allow the prosecutor’s office to be used as a club, it is not just about Borisov. I have low confidence in the services, I think there should be a huge reform in the services,” added Petkov.

2023-05-31 13:34:40

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May 31, 2023 0 comments

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“Brussels and Washington pressure GERB-PP for government formation and constitutional changes”

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com May 26, 2023

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GERB will have only one representative in the cabinet – Maria Gabriel, Borisov has asked for three more ministerial seats, but Kiril Petkov and Asen Vassilev are pulling, for now

The leaders of GERB and PP-DB are under “brutal pressure from outside” to form a government with the second term, claims the site Epicenter.bg.

Our Euro-Atlantic partners were not at all excited by the fact that “rotational government” is not accepted by the electorates of the two political forces, which were the fiercest opponents in the election campaign. In Brussels and in Washington, they wanted at all costs to see the PP in the government, to change the Constitution in the part about the judicial system and to accept Krum Zarkov’s bills on the mechanism for investigating the chief prosecutor, called by Borisov “Krum’s laws”. From Brussels, they also pushed for a quick replacement of the chief prosecutor with a “more suitable” one in order to basically purge the BG elite on the Romanian model.

Maria Gabriel was heavily influenced by European leaders to accept without question all the ideas and requests of the PP for general management, diplomatic sources told our media.

Gabriel even had to listen to a threatening tirade from French President Emmanuel Macron, who assessed Kiril Petkov and Asen Vassilev as “Bulgaria’s political angels”, participants in the negotiation team said.

Borisov was threatened with a new “Magnitsky”, with the suspension of European money and all kinds of European sanctions, if he did not enter into a ruling alliance with the PP and a majority was not secured to change the Constitution.

The leader of GERB actually finds himself in a heavy vise – on the one hand threats from Brussels, on the other – a rebellion in his party because of the agreement with PP.

That’s why Borisov ordered his deputies to humble themselves and not interfere in the order of the cabinet. He asked for three ministers, but Kiril Petkov and Asen Vassilev categorically refused him.
At the same time, Kiril Petkov’s father pushed protégés into the office, such as Kiril Vatev, who was announced as Minister of Agriculture.

To the disgruntled deputies in GERB, who threaten not to vote for a government with PP, Borisov replied – there are 240 more parties, you leave GERB and go wherever you want!

2023-05-25 19:07:30

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May 26, 2023 0 comments

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The weapons scheme was clean, others were paying

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com January 21, 2023

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With “Democratic Bulgaria” we have a mandate from our national council for general participation in the elections. With “Save Sofia” for the local elections for sure, said the co-chairman of “We continue the change” Kiril Petkov in the show “Face to Face”.

According to him, individual battles are very difficult because the backstage is one. “We have to make a common front,” said Petkov.

“Not only did we promise zero corruption, but we delivered on that. That was the reason we fell,” he added.

“We are in favor of absolute checks, we want Ivan Geshev to check us on absolutely all cases, because we are sure that there is nothing we have done wrong. These were invented things and we called them “Borisovki”. We are ready to provide any information so that all cases can be investigated,” said Petkov.

He also commented on why they did not go to the meeting with the socialists for the third term.

“There is no way we can be part of the government and be in a coalition with GERB, DPS, BSP, if they have decided to be their new partners. We had no room at this table. Together with “Democratic Bulgaria” we stated that we are ready to meet with the BSP. The talks are not only about mandates,” said Petkov.

The intermediaries through which Bulgaria supplied Ukraine were governments of NATO countries or companies behind which these governments stand, Petkov said. At a crucial moment, Bulgarian industry helped Ukraine through other NATO countries, he added.

“The best thing is that the import of weapons to Ukraine was free. The funds did not come from Ukraine. We win, our partners who finance these sales stand behind. We do not take the risk for direct export”, believes Petkov.

There is no deputy prime minister of Bulgaria who says that he does not want the country to export to partner countries, Petkov clarified regarding whether the BSP leader and former economy minister Kornelia Ninova knew that our country supplies Ukraine.

Petkov denied that there were any donations from “Nexo” to “We continue the change” or their mandate holders SEC and VOLT. “Attorney General Investigation Act Passed in Committee to Wash Their Hands”

Having the anti-corruption laws captured in the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RSP) was one of the best things we did. Why we could not accept them in the last three months, that is the big question, said Petkov.

“Yesterday I was standing in the legal committee and I thought to myself how it is possible that the most important law for the investigation of the chief prosecutor Ivan Geshev was left at the last moment. To be accepted at the first reading in committee to wash our hands, knowing very well that this law cannot be accepted, even though billions and entry into Schengen depend on it,” he added.

January 21, 2023 0 comments