The caretaker Prime Minister must meet three key conditions - high professionalism, impeccable integrity and real independence. This was stated by the MP from "We Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria" and constitutionalist Assoc. Prof. Atanas Slavov in front of "Denyat ON AIR".
"Glavchev has not proven that he can organize the elections in an independent manner. "In the previous caretaker governments that he headed, massive vote buying and controlled voting were allowed, and ultimately the Constitutional Court was forced to annul the elections in many sections," commented Assoc. Prof. Slavov to Bulgaria ON AIR.
According to him, the Constitution clearly assigns the right to choose to the president, and political parties should not indicate specific names.
Nevertheless, Slavov emphasized that society has reason to expect a caretaker government that will guarantee fair and independent elections.
He reminded that "Democratic Bulgaria" had submitted specific signals to the Ministry of Interior and the National Security Agency, but the institutions had not taken action and no pre-trial proceedings had been initiated.
"Who will be the caretaker prime minister depends on the president. It is not the parties' job to indicate a specific person. I hope the president will be guided by the principles of independence, professionalism and integrity," said Assoc. Prof. Slavov.
In response to the accusations that Gyurov is politically tied to the PP-DB, Slavov pointed out that a number of other heads of key institutions also have a political past.
In his words, this in itself does not disqualify a person if he possesses the necessary professionalism and personal integrity. Assoc. Prof. Slavov also sharply criticizes the recent changes to the Electoral Code.
"There is no way that 20 polling stations in a country can replace places where there used to be 60-80 polling stations and tens of thousands of people voted. The solution is not to restrict voting rights, but to seek other options, such as voting by mail or remote electronic voting," the constitutionalist also stated.
Regarding the closure of the Anti-Corruption Commission, Slavov warned of risks associated with the transfer of functions to the Court of Auditors, which, according to him, contradicts European standards and could involve the institution in political conflicts.