Balgarianovinite.com Assen Vassilev, leader of Continue the Change, Tuesday said his party would not support a government led by Progressive Bulgaria, adding that voters had assigned his party the role of opposition in Parliament.
“We will certainly not support a government of Progressive Bulgaria. Our voters gave us the role of opposition. They [Progressive Bulgaria] have a sufficient majority to form a government,” Vassilev told a briefing after consultations with President Iliana Iotova on forming a cabinet.
He said his party would back specific measures related to judicial reform and the budget, noting that several draft laws in that direction had already been submitted.
Vassilev reiterated his stance against raising taxes, adding that automatic increases should apply only where there is a clear public need and severe shortages, such as in the healthcare sector.
He also pointed to around EUR 2 billion in funding dependent on urgent actions by June 30, arguing that these relate to completing reforms that, in his words, GERB and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) have blocked for more than two years, preventing full disbursement under the Recovery and Resilience Plan.
Nikolay Denkov, chair of the parliamentary group of Continue the Change, stressed the importance of preventing changes to the Supreme Judicial Council that could simply replace one set of key figures with another. He added that curbing spending could involve stopping what he described as the hidden diversion of funds into unclear schemes.
On a potential joint presidential nomination with Democratic Bulgaria, Vassilev said the parties would follow their agreed procedure for selecting a common candidate. Continue the Change Leader Vassilev Rules Out Backing Government of Progressive Bulgaria 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-05 14:02:53 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
