The independent MP and former member of “There is such a people“ Andrey Chorbanov said that he views Rumen Radev's decision to leave the presidential post and join active politics positively. In an interview with “Ofansziva“ he emphasized that the head of state clearly differs from the current political model.
In his words, Radev “is quite different from the status quo“, which, according to him, includes all parties represented in the current parliament. Chorbanov expressed his expectation for a new political entity to emerge that would offer specific solutions, not just opposition. “Currently, there is much more talk against it than about what and how it should be done“, he pointed out.
Chorbanov defined his attitude towards Rumen Radev as “categorically positive“, but specified that at this stage he would not join any of his possible political projects. He stressed that his departure from the ITN parliamentary group is not related to the future political realization of the president.
“In no case would I declare myself a representative or spokesperson for the president“, said Chorbanov, adding that possible participation in a formation could be discussed only after a program, priorities and team are presented. “My sympathies for Radev are personal to him as a person and do not automatically mean agreement with everything that a party would propose“, he added.
Regarding the changes to the Electoral Code, Chorbanov stated that he fully supports machine voting. According to him, the proposals for scanning devices do not solve the problem of trust and security of the vote.
Chorbanov explained that his vote against the changes was motivated by the way and moment in which they were proposed. According to him, large-scale changes in the electoral legislation “at the last minute“ create doubts, especially given that the ruling majority had enough time to discuss them earlier.
Commenting on his departure from the ITN, Chorbanov emphasized that parliamentary groups should make collective decisions, but without reaching a unification of thinking. “The parliamentary group should be a collection of individually thinking people who reach a common decision, not collective thinking“, he said.