The applications are such that Rumen Radev will most likely be the next Prime Minister of Bulgaria. Regarding the ministers, I assume that he will use both familiar people from his official offices and not so familiar experts. This was commented on in an interview with Nova News by former caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Yanev.
He did not commit to indicating which individuals from the caretaker cabinet we could see in the regular government of “Progressive Bulgaria“, noting that the election campaign of Radev's formation was too “quiet“.
Yanev himself, however, assured that he would not be part of the former president's government, since neither have talks been held with him, nor will he accept such an invitation, reminding that he is the leader of “Bulgarian Rise“ and has its commitments to the party's members and supporters.
During the interview, Stefan Yanev also stated that Rumen Radev will most likely conduct a review of the previous governments, starting with that of the caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov.
„I think that every political force begins with a review, not only of the previous cabinet, but perhaps even further back. I expect such a review to be made. The mistakes of the past should not be swept under the carpet, they should be shown“, Yanev explained.
In addition, he expressed hope that it would finally be clear what the real size of the state deficit is, because in his words, no one has been talking with real numbers for two years.
„Based on the review of the financial results, a draft budget will be prepared and then it will be known what the size of the state deficit is. I expect it to be over 3 percent“, said Yanev.
In conclusion, the politician stated that Bulgarian citizens expect Rumen Radev to lead a government in which the state is not above them, but next to them, and does not create problems for them, but quite the opposite - to solve them.
“When systems function according to rules and are respected by everyone, the system works, and then it does not matter whether we are talking about “grand“ or “petty“ corruption“, concluded Stefan Yanev.