Final Preparations for Start of Plenary Session for Constitutional Changes

Asked on Thursday whether the Government had 80 MPs required for the constitutional changes process, PM Dimitar Kovacevski said citizens and EU integration, not the Government, needed that.

“The Government can function also if it has 61 MPs, adopt laws,” he added. According to the PM Kovacevski, the inclusion of Bulgarians is a requirement from the EU. The debate in Parliament, he stressed, is an opportunity for citizens to be assured that it’s about achieving the strategic goal of EU membership.

“The sooner we complete the process, the quicker we will become an EU member,” Kovacevski noted. The same day, Deputy PM for European Affairs Bojan Maricic said now was not the time for populism. As he added, the “opposition’s blockades” bring isolation and uncertainty for the country.

According to SDSM, the session of Parliament will show who’s in favour and who’s against EU membership. On the other hand, VMRO-DPMNE’s stand remains unchanged, that is, that its MPs will not support the changes.

When it comes to Democratic Union, Pavle Trajanov’s party believes that MPs should use Friday’s session to adopt a decision on dissolution of Parliament, which will create constitutional conditions for early elections to be held within 60 days.