Bulgaria MP: Ethnic Turkish DPS Is 'Constructive Opposition' Party

Politics » DOMESTIC | December 19, 2009, Saturday // 19:03
Bulgaria: Bulgaria MP: Ethnic Turkish DPS Is 'Constructive Opposition' Party Kasim Dal, speaking on radio, declared that the ethnic Turkish DPS party demonstrated 'constructive opposition'. Photo by BGNES

Kasim Dal, Vice-chair of the ethnic Turkish "Movement for Rights and Freedom Party" (DPS), stated that it was good to be in opposition after eight years in government.

Speaking on Darik Radio on Saturday, Dal claimed the DPS party had "performed very well, even to the point of excellence" in both the European and Bulgarian parliamentary elections of 2009.

"DPS will be a constructive opposition. When it comes to our national interests, we as a party we have always shown that we ignore party interests, but we support national ones," he stated, adding: "We will also perform well in opposition."

He reminded that DPS had showed a good example between 1997 and 2001 when the party, although in opposition, had supported many of the decisions of the government of Ivan Kostov.

He considered it was still too early to assess the management of GERB, the current ruling party.

"They got their power cut and dried, and were not ready to execute that power. You see - one day they say one thing, in the afternoon they talk differently, and in the evening say yet another thing, and the next day they take to a fourth decision," he stated.

"The time for words is over, we're waiting for deeds. Unfortunately for the moment, in this crisis, measures are not being taken, and there’s some tension, especially with business," he continued.

As for his own party’s record, he admitted: "We are not faultless either. People forget themselves, with eight years in power. But we have one difference from other parties - no scandals, no fuss, we throw out any people who fouled up."

"But," he added, "we never had political umbrella over the people that did something wrong. Everyone must bear their punishment, if they have committed a crime".

Kasim Dal said that the dispute over the Turkish news being broadcast on Bulgarian National Television, was not a battle of the DPS.

"This is a criterion of the maturity of Bulgarian society. We will do whatever it takes. One cannot take away given rights just like that. One party wants to deal with its cross-party issues through such a referendum," said Dahl.

Commenting on the recent statement by Ahmed Gogan, DSP leader, that he was considering retirement, Dal said that Dogan wanted to do something in the scientific field.

On the question of Dogan’s successor, he replied: "The new leader will definitely be a young man. DPS, for all these years, underwent different periods, but there was no clash of generations."

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Tags: Kasim Dal, Ahmed Dogan, DPS, GERB government, Turkish language news, opposition

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