Balgarianovinite.com Civil society toppled the government, MECh party leader Radostin Vasilev said on Thursday, commenting on the government’s resignation announced earlier in the day. “All leaders of parties claiming to be in opposition must tell the people that the government was not brought down by the opposition; it was brought down by civil society, by the thousands of citizens who took to the streets across Bulgaria. They must be given due credit, because they actually did what we on the inside could not,” Vasilev said at a briefing with journalists.
He noted: “We received the decision of Zhelyazkov’s government and the ruling parties to resign with some surprise, but it was not really unexpected, because they could not ignore the voice of the streets.” Vasilev added that MECh views the wording of Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov’s cabinet resignation statement as a provocation against the citizens and revenge for their protests. According to Vasilev, Zhelyazkov’s claim that opposition leaders are now responsible for the state of the nation, for socio-economic tensions after New Year’s Eve, and for the country’s instability due to the lack of a budget, are not words that should come from a prime minister.
“It is interesting that this majority will most likely attempt to pass a budget by the end of the year,” the MECh leader further commented.
In the current National Assembly, he sees no possibility of reformulating the governing majority. If it were done with a mandate from GERB, it would represent a very serious betrayal of the expectations of the protests, the MP said. According to him, people expect elections that will produce a majority which, at the very least, keeps MPs Delyan Peevski and Boyko Borissov out of government, and even better, if possible, changes some of the state’s non-functioning systems and holds those responsible accountable.
MECh insists on holding elections as soon as possible, with amendments to the Electoral Code and the introduction of fully machine-based voting beforehand. The parliamentary group intends to submit such amendments next week.
MECh is adamant that it will not participate in a government with Peevski and Borissov under any circumstances.
“Expect surprises. Now is the moment for Rumen Radev [the President of Bulgaria] to step onto the field; we are expecting him there,” Vasilev added. He noted: “Anyone who is against Peevski and Borissov and is active on the political scene can be a coalition partner of MECh, subject to certain guarantees.” MECh Leader: Civil Society Toppled the Government 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-12-11 16:17:00 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
