Balgarianovinite.com Deputy Prime Minister and Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Atanas Zafirov said here Thursday that there can be no compromises on incomes, families, pensions, healthcare or the condition of municipalities. “If there is no possibility to continue the planned social policies, BSP – United Left will reconsider its participation in the government”, he said as quoted by the party press office.
He was commenting on the decision of the government to withdraw the 2026 budget it had proposed.
He said the party will take “an active part” in the upcoming discussions and will seek meetings with both trade unions and employers, but will firmly defend the social policies built into the draft budget. “This is our red line,” he added.
According to Zafirov noted that the draft budget has not been withdrawn, but merely the procedure for its adoption has been postponed by a decision of the Joint Governance Council.
He warned against what he calls “complete withdrawal of the budget”. “The complete withdrawal of the 2026 budget would mean that there will be no increase in salaries, maternity benefits, pensions, funds for young doctors, financing for municipalities, and all the social benefits already planned in the budget. All of these will simply be crossed out,” said he.
He added that, in this context, a joint meeting of the BSP Executive Bureau and the Coalition Council of BSP – United Left had been held.
The party would not provide details about the meeting.
BSP – United Left has six ministers in the Rosen Zhelyazkov Cabinet: Atanas Zafirov himself (Deputy Prime Minister with no other ministry portfolio), Borislav Gutsanov (Minister of Labour and Social Policy), Ivan Ivanov (Minister of Regional Development and Public Works), Manol Genov (Minister of Environment and Water), Georgi Tahov (Minister of Agriculture and Food) and Ivan Peshev (Minister of Youth and Sports). In Parliament, BSP – United Left has 19 seats in the 240-MP legislature. BSP – United Left to Rethink Participation in Cabinet If Social Policies Are Jeopardized 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-11-27 18:54:00 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
