Sofia, Bulgaria: After losing the no-confidence motion in the national assembly, former Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, in his recent statement, noted that the upcoming days would be more difficult. The Prime Minister, along with his cabinet, will file a resignation on June 27.
“It’s a tough few days ahead. We are fighting difficult to stay on the right side of history”, he stated.
As per the leader of the, We Continue the Change (WCC), the corruption interests as well as pro-Russian influence in the Balkan country come together to bring his government down.
“We surprised everyone in Europe, and we surprised Russia with these strong policies. The ongoing domestic political turmoil means the country is at risk of heading toward becoming a soft state”. PM Petkov also fears that now there will also be a significant shift in the stance of Bulgaria in the Russia-Ukraine war, and it might affect the assistance being provided to Ukraine.
The Prime Minister Petkov-led administration collapses within a time frame of just six months.
Meanwhile, speaking prior to the debate of the no-confidence motion, the former Prime Minister stated, “I am afraid that it will become a much more timid, soft state on the rhetoric against the war and that some of our exports [of aid] to Poland will be sharply decreased. I fear that the strong stance at the European Commission and European Council level will become much more of a hedger than a strong voice against Russia”.
The elections might take place within the next two months, that is, in the month of August or likely in September or October.
Following the above statement, he then added, “Russia really wants to take down this government because it will display that if you do not play with them, then governments will fall. It will be a great instance of how the diversification strategy of gas does not work. And a less strong voice against them on sanctions as well as support for the Ukrainians is something they would prefer”.