GERB and “We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria” had their First Leadership Meeting
At the first official meeting in a leadership format between the first two political forces in the 49th parliament - GERB-SDS and "We Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria", WCC-DB again announced that they will not support a government with the first mandate of GERB.
"From the results of the vote - these are the parties that performed best in the last elections, and we believe that in the current situation we must find a way to form a government, whether the first, whether the second term, but we have to do it and the option of new elections in July or August will give the same or a similar result and we will end up in the same negotiations," GERB leader Boyko Borissov addressed the WCC-DB leaders at their meeting in parliament.
"As responsible parties, we must use the time of this parliament to adopt a budget with a 3 percent deficit, cut spending and borrow, but do it together", added Borissov.
The co-chairman of "We Continue the Change" Kiril Petkov also noted how important it is for his formation to adopt a new budget with a 3% deficit, but without raising taxes and cutting the social program. But WCC-DB categorically refuses to support a cabinet with the mandate of GERB-SDS:
"But we are ready to talk about these policies and see within the framework of responsible behavior what we can achieve, especially on the topic of the budget". Read More..