Bulgaria Right-Wingers: Minority Government Risks Instability

Bulgaria's right-wing parties have expressed concerns over the formation of a minority government, as announced by election winner GERB, saying it may be threatened by instability.

"The memorandum, which GERB leader Boyko Borisov offered is full of intentions, it is a general framework, which can be no guarantee for a long-term political stability," Ekaterina Mihaylova from the die-hard right-wing Democrats for Strong Bulgaria told the morning broadcast of the state-owned national TV channel.

Mihaylova, who was widely believed to be appointed Justice Minister before it became clear that the right-wingers will not be included in GERB government, added that they will not stand in the way of the new cabinet.

"Bulgaria needs to start combat corruption and crime with determination to unfreeze its relations with the European Union," Mihaylova said.

The conservative center-right GERB claimed 116 MP seats in July 5 vote, shattering Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev's Socialist Party and falling just five seats short of holding a majority in the 240-seat unicameral parliament.

The share-out of MP seats makes it possible for GERB to enter a wide range of informal alliances to achieve outright majority, but also faces it with the risk to fall victim to political bargaining.

GERB has proposed a draft memorandum, which highlights the unity and consolidation of the majority, support for the future cabinet and the adoption of constitutional amendments.

The memorandum for political partnership and support for the new government will be offered to all parliamentary parties except for the ones that participated in the outgoing Socialist-led three-way coalition.

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