The political opponents of the governing authorities in Bulgaria are under surveillance, according to Atanas Atanasov from the rightist Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) party.

"There is such a disposition for political opponents in certain regions to be under surveillance via operative devices, which is an abuse of power," Atanasov said Monday in an interview for the Bulgarian private Nova TV.

In his words, the people who have affinity to that are now ruling the country. However, he did not specify which regions he was talking about but added that the upcoming local elections are important because people will vote for the authorities, who could solve their local problems.

"We believe that Sofia needs a radical change. One decent woman like Yordanka Fandakova is not a mayor," Atanasov said and added that in his opinion, she did not make decisions, but was rather a facade.

The democrat has explained that a proof that the Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov, who was the former mayor of Sofia, is still ruling the city, was the fact that Fandakova kept his team, including the Deputy Mayor Minko Gerdzhikov, who was revealed to have been connected to the former secret services.

"There are people who steal a lot from the Sofia municipality and this happens with the knowledge of the authorities," Atanasov said, adding that Borisov must have known about this.

In his words, there are certain people who are getting favored from the Sofia waste plant project although there it has not been built yet.

"Inside people say that the building of the waste plant is hampered by different people's interests because they cannot agree on commissions," Atanasov said.

He has stated that the rightist DSB already has several candidates for Sofia mayors for the upcoming elections in the fall. He did not announce specific names because the party is yet to select the most suitable candidate.

However, Atanasaov noted that there is no chance that the democrats will support a candidature by the ruling party GERB.

The DSB MP also commented on the scandal hat broke off in the end of last year, regarding Bulgarian Ambassadors, who were exposed as former collaborators and agents for the former Communist State Security.

Atanasov pointed out that the Bulgarian President, Georgi Parvanov, will continue to act as a typical secret agent, as he did in his two mandates.

According to the democrat, Borisov also must have known for the appointments of former agents as regional governors. He pointed out that the cities of Varna and Sliven are governed by former agents.

"I understand that Borisov is confused because he himself has stated several times that he wanted to be an officer," Atanasov said.

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