How lucky we Bulgarians are. Let no one hope in what a grateful country we were born in and chose to live. (b.r. – because there are also those who did not choose to stay in their homeland) Let no one hope and rejoice that whoever governs us always does so for the people, in the name of the people, on behalf of the people, for the welfare of the people, for the happiness of the people, for the bright future of the people, for… and everything else that makes us happy Bulgarians.
So far, we have only heard this as a narrative from the leader of the MRF – – “New Beginning“ Delyan Peevski, who is not an oligarch. (b.r. – we have not yet heard from Rumen Radev the names of oligarchs) But we have already heard from President Rumen Radev, who has entered the political arena, that he is doing it for the people.
The people told him – form a party, the people asked him to enter politics, the people were fed up with the scum, so if he could sweep them away, the people wanted him to become party leader, the people… And since they – the people wanted him so much, then he – Radev, how could he refuse to defend the homeland from the oligarchy, whatever it may be. So from everything we have heard, it appears that Peevski works for the people, even though it is precisely the people who curse him in the squares and do not want him. On the other hand, the people want Radev so much that he left the presidency to save them from Peevski and Borisov, sorry, Radev did not tell them the names, so we should not write them. Oops… Are we making an interpretative error? At first glance, Rumen Radev's interview in "Panorama" left a feeling of incomprehension. Specific names were missing, the structure of his future political project, his party carrier, the financing mechanisms were not outlined. Everything seemed unclear, unfinished, as if deliberately left in the air.
And yet - a lot became clear. "People" are used as a universal justification
As with other key figures in Bulgarian politics, here too "people" turn out to be the central argument. They are a justification for the rejection of ideology, for the escape from concreteness, for the lack of clear positions. "Don't define us as left or right - people are important," says Radev. Translated from political newspeak, this means governance without a pre-determined direction, without predictability and without a commitment to clearly defined principles. At least at this stage.
This is how another centrist, situational project is born - convenient, flexible and essentially populist. A project that does not challenge the status quo, but rather adapts to it.
No opponents, no red lines
Even more telling is the absence of clearly outlined political opponents. Radev declares his readiness to “talk to anyone“ who wants “a strong and fair Bulgaria“. A formula that practically excludes the very idea of political conflict. There are no red lines, no named bearers of the model he is supposedly opposing. Neither Peevski nor Borisov are recognized as a problem. On the contrary - The door to cooperation remains open.
No retribution, only “rules“
The refusal to seek responsibility is formulated as a virtue. “I do not promise retribution“, says Radev, but “the same rules for everyone“. In this framework, the past is closed without revision, without naming the guilty, without accounting for the damage. The state may be disgraced, but responsibility remains abstract, dissolved in the future.
Botas and the flight forward
The same pattern is also visible in the defense of the contract with “Botas“. Instead of analyzing the current losses, the focus is again shifted to a hypothetical future in which the contract “could work“. Meanwhile, the reality is clear – daily losses of millions, with no guarantee that the optimistic scenario will ever come true.
The Oligarchy Without Names
The biggest contradiction remains the topic of the oligarchy. It is mentioned as the main challenge, but remains without faces, without addresses, without specifics. Which oligarchy? The one against which the battle will be waged, or the one that has already been awarded orders? The question becomes even more awkward against the background of the awarding of figures with deep ties to the economic and political backstage.
The Hanging Question
So, the interview, which supposedly did not provide answers, in fact clearly outlined a model: without ideology, without confrontation, without responsibility for the past and with a vaguely defined enemy. Only one key question remains - perhaps the most important one, which never received an answer: Which oligarchy exactly will be the object of this promised struggle?