- Not words, deeds, insisted the former prime minister
- The leader of GERB stated that there is no way for them to form a coalition with “Vazrazhdane” due to ideological differences
- Our religion is peace, said Boyko Borisov
- The only political force capable of holding a mandate and forming a government is GERB, insisted the leader of the list, Georg Georgiev
- The GERB model – always with people in mind, even when we are not managing, said Kostadin Angelov
GERB leader Boyko Borisov gave a guarantee that Bulgaria will tighten the borders again and will not allow illegal migrants in Pernik.
“Today, Ursula Von Der Leyen stood up for what we were doing – moved centers for migrants outside the territory of the EU. It was not by chance that she came to Plovdiv, together with Manfred Weber, at a GERB event. We were an example of how to follow the law and not allow illegal migrants. Maybe let’s do this again. Europe is closing its borders. We have more and more hope that the policy of uncontrolled entry from everywhere will stop. Those who flee from war, there is an order for several thousand we returned Afghans, but we also respected the law,” said the former prime minister.
“If we don’t form a government now, the risk is that the countries in which they won with right-center and extreme governments will begin to insist on returning the migrants from where they came. The crisis in Bulgaria will be monstrous,” warned Borisov.
“Tell me – only one party has succeeded, only during Borisov’s time they gave us money to guard the border and came to learn from us. Now they are doing what we did 4 years ago. Then GERB brought Bulgaria into the waiting room of the Eurozone, the others prevented us from Schengen to happen,” said Borisov.
“Pernik’s entire investment program is probably a third of the money we gave for elections. There is no such country that says they are poor, but holds elections every 3-4 months,” said Borisov.
He regretted that because of the instability, there are no investors to come, and the big investors would beg to invest billions in Bulgaria. “And they see that billions under the recovery program are standing still, we are not absorbing European funds. 0% for highways from European money, and NATO corridors are also running – a gold mine to repair outdated infrastructure. We are geostrategically an extremely good partner of NATO and Washington with everything , which we did for Ukraine. We need smart and regularly elected ministers to put this in our hands,” he said, with the idea that a regular cabinet would deal with the backlog in absorbing EU funds and attracting money from our strategic partners.
The leader of GERB promised to continue the rehabilitation program. The election result must be excellent in order to form a government, he warned, however.
GERB presented highlights from its pre-election program in Pernik today. To inspire the electorate, the leader of the party Boyko Borisov also came to the city. The leader of the list, which is number 18 in the integral ballot, is Georg Georgiev – leader of the youth structure, former deputy foreign minister and until recently an MP.
Georg Georgiev believes that GERB is the guarantor of the state’s prosperity, and Boyko Borisov is the strongest engine of real change, the one who for 12 years has made Bulgaria a safe and stable place for investments, without illegal migration. The only political force capable of holding a mandate and forming a government is GERB, insisted the leader of the list.
Prof. Kostadin Angelov, who is the first for GERB in Veliko Tarnovo, predicts that they will win the elections without appeal. We will also be happy about the modest successes of our opponents, he added. According to him, the GERB model is a model of construction, of construction, of stability and predictability, of “everything we need to be an island of stability in this uncertain world”. He emphasized that education remains a top priority for GERB.
The GERB model – always with people in mind, even when we are not managing, Angelov said. Then he listed everything in the field of health care achieved through the efforts of GERB.
“All the crises we went through – the Greek crisis, the COVID-19 crisis, the migrant crisis, the GERB crisis were solved. Thanks to our leader Boyko Borisov. Don’t hesitate – tell us about everything we have done for the people and will continue to do,” urged the professor.
“On education, we have proven ourselves, but many things need to happen. We are holding round tables with the best specialists with the guild to clarify what is a problem, but also how we will solve it. We will solve it! As we solved the most difficult financial economic crisis in the world, as we dealt with COVID and migration”, promised Boyko Borisov.
Not words, but deeds, insisted the former prime minister.
Borisov also commented on PP-DB’s proposal for an equidistant prime minister, suggesting that they are offering GERB directly.
“We are using the golden time of the pre-election campaign, only to deny one or the second or the third, instead of preparing the conditions for such action,” he said in connection with the harsh rhetoric from the opponents.
“I don’t see this person (the equidistant prime minister – note ed.), but even if there is one, he should give 20 ministers, 30-40 deputy ministers. If there are such people, let them form a party and win the elections Borisov also stated. And he added that they were offered something similar to the assembly. It makes sense to name people, he insisted – otherwise they would be lying to voters about who they are voting for.
Borisov gave direction and with whom GERB can work in the next parliament.
“We may respect each other with Vazrazhdane, but Brussels will not allow working with them, officially or behind the scenes. In the parliament, we respect each other, but now I know that this is not allowed. Our EPP does not allow us to form coalitions with the extreme right. We we are in the European family and we expect money from NATO and the recovery plan. When our children go somewhere, no one goes to Western Europe. Let’s see where the children are with “Revival”, said the leader of COAT OF ARMS. And he admitted that there are not many opportunities left for joint work.
Borisov has not heard from Delyan Peevski since they were in an election campaign. “I have not heard it and I have not seen it. He is making his campaign, and we are making ours. We have worked well with the DPS, not in a coalition, and we will work with the DPS again. We cannot work with “Vazrazhdane” for ideological reasons. Is it with APS, DPS, ITN, BSP, in some configuration, of course, talks should also be held with PP-DB”, believes the leader of GERB.
The former prime minister is satisfied with the consensus in the external committee of the parliament on the case with North Macedonia – there were brilliant deputies from both “Vazrazhdane” and BSP, DPS, GERB, PP-DB, ITN. “Brilliant Bulgarians. If we manage to do something like this, I am optimistic. We have shown that we can,” he declared, seeing an opportunity for unification on important issues for the country.
“Our religion is peace. We want peace. But if you want peace, prepare for war – that’s why we raised salaries in the army, hired the best strikers, everything that needs to be done for the army,” Borisov assured.