The National Council of the Yes, Bulgaria party, which operates within the Democratic Bulgaria coalition alongside Continue the Change (CC-DB), has mandated the party to draft a formal coalition agreement for its partners. According to a statement issued Friday, the proposed document aims to address the current lack of a written agreement governing the alliance. The agreement intends to establish clear operational frameworks, including defining coalition management bodies, decision-making protocols, guidelines for the parliamentary group’s activities, candidate nomination criteria, and a unified personnel policy.
Furthermore, it seeks to eliminate party quotas in future elections. A key focus of the decision is developing a “roadmap for the creation of a unified democratic centre-right political entity,” which may involve parties outside the current coalition. The National Council also directed the party’s Executive Council to prepare for the upcoming presidential elections, aiming to secure support swiftly for a common democratic centre-right candidate in Bulgaria.
The decision outlines specific priorities for Members of Parliament elected under the “Yes, Bulgaria” quota in the new parliament. These priorities include maintaining a clear opposition stance against excessive power concentration, advocating for right-wing fiscal measures in the draft state budget, and introducing a new Judiciary Act with updated criteria for the Supreme Judicial Council. Additional goals involve advancing anti-corruption legislation previously proposed by Yes, Bulgaria lawmakers, calling for the removal of state security protection for GERB leader Boyko Borissov and Movement for Rights and Freedoms leader Delyan Peevski, and implementing healthcare measures such as requiring private hospitals to hold public tenders for medicines and introducing SMS notifications for health services.
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