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Bulgaria's far-right, nationalist Ataka party will topple the new Cabinet on the spot upon noticing any lobbyism or actions against the interests of the people, according to party leader, Volen Siderov.
He made the statement in the Parliament Wednesday after it emerged that the needed quorum of 121 MPs to vote on the new Cabinet proposal has been reached and that Siderov has been precisely the person to secure this quorum.
The Cabinet proposal was tabled by former Finance Minister, Plamen Oresharski, who was nominated for Prime Minister by BSP.
Speaking from the parliamentary tribune, Siderov criticized the selection of members of the Cabinet for including individuals linked to the other three parties in the Parliament - the formerly-ruling center-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria party, GERB, the Bulgarian Socialist party BSP, and the liberal ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms, DPS.
"We will have controlling functions as the partisan members of the government make us very critical. We will be observing; we will be active in making proposals – we made 3 already – lifting the full smoking ban, prosecuting attacks on doctors and teachers, and a moratorium on electric power prices. We call on very speedy debates and on a vote on them. We call on the future PM to pay strong attention to the professional organizations, the trade unions, and the NGOs," said he.
The nationalist leader accused GERB of being irresponsible by not registering for the quorum and for keep coming in and out of plenary hall in sabotaging the work of the Parliament.
According to Siderov, the above was a stark proof GERB ruled the country as a lobbyist group and do not care at all about anything when not in power.
Later, speaking in the parliamentary hallway during the break, he told journalists that him "helping" the quorum was not support for BSP and DPS, but a show of political responsibility.
The nationalist leader further confirmed that his security has been upped due to threats for his well-being and even life.
He, however, failed to state how his party and himself will act in the upcoming vote for the "Oresharski" Cabinet, once again keeping the suspense alive.
The speculations are that Siderov and his MPs will not vote or vote against.
The voting against can bring the Parliament to impasse if GERB decide to vote against as well – the result will be a 120:120 tie, meaning Bulgaria would not have a new government Wednesday.
Tuesday evening GERB announced they will be present at Wednesday's sitting, but will not register for the vote.
However, speaking for bTV Tuesday morning, GERB MP, Dimitar Glavchev, hinted they might wait to see what Ataka would do and may vote against instead of not voting at all.
If the vote flops, the President must give, at his discretion, the mandate to either DPS or Ataka.
If the third mandate fails to form a Cabinet, Bulgaria will face new early elections.
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