Balgarianovinite.com The co-leaders of Yes, Bulgaria, Ivaylo Mirchev and Bozhidar Bozhanov, reaffirmed support for preserving a united parliamentary group within the coalition Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB) ahead of a key meeting of the parliamentary group on Wednesday, stressing that unity is essential to provide strong pro-European and anti-corruption opposition.
“We are entering this meeting with a clear mandate from our party bodies – a united parliamentary group of Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria. It is extremely important to remain united and stay together, because we must stand against this concentration of power by Progressive Bulgaria,” Mirchev said.
According to him, unity is also important in view of the upcoming presidential elections. He said the coalition must remain united in order to nominate a strong presidential candidate.
“The tension is not coming from us,” CC-DB co-Floor Leader Nadejda Iordanova commented on her way into the meeting.
On April 24, the National Council of Yes, Bulgaria adopted a decision tasking the party with proposing to Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria and Continue the Change a draft coalition agreement for discussion and adoption, as the coalition still does not have one.
“We must remain united, including in Parliament, because with the current concentration of power, there needs to be a very strong pro-European and anti-corruption opposition,” Bozhanov said when asked whether two separate parliamentary groups could be formed – one for Yes, Bulgaria and one for Continue the Change.
Bozhanov made the comment at the Palace of Justice in Sofia, where he attended a hearing in a case in which he is charged with misconduct in office related to a public procurement procedure.
“We in Yes, Bulgaria agree with what Atanas Atanassov wrote – that we need a course toward greater unity in order to convince voters that we are their instrument. We continue to support this position together with Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria,” Bozhanov said.
He added that disagreements have always existed and always will, but there are no dividing lines between Continue the Change and Yes, Bulgaria.
Commenting on the issue of which electoral district Continue the Change leader Assen Vassilev would enter Parliament from, Bozhanov described it as “a storm in a teacup” and said there had been no such dispute at leadership level.
“Our view is that we should remain one parliamentary group, and we have already taken documentary steps in that direction. We are corresponding with Continue the Change,” Bozhanov added. Yes, Bulgaria Co-Leaders Affirm Unity in CC-DB Coalition before Key Meeting 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-04-29 15:07:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law