The tensions between two of the co-leaders of Bulgarian government minority partner the United Patriots are continuing to surge.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said that he would not force United Patriots co-leader Valeri Simeonov to resign as Deputy Prime Minister because that would “ruin the whole structure” and bring down the government.“It is more complicated than it seems, but my own decision would have no legal value. I understand that there is a lot of tension between Volen Siderov and Valeri Simeonov, but they have to resolve their relations internally,” Borissov said.
Borissov already expressed his indignation at the comments by Simeonov that led to the protests against him in Sofia and other cities on October 22, after Simeonov derided protesting mothers of children with disabilities as “shrill women” exploiting their “supposedly ill” children for political and commercial aims.
Political Analysis by Plamen Assenov.
