Bulgarian Politicians Comment on New PM Designate

Bulgarian politicians on Saturday commented on the designation of Plamen Nikolov by the largest parliamentary party, There Is Such a People (TISP). On Friday, Nikolov received a cabinet-forming mandate from President Rumen Radev.
Caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Yanev (speaking to journalists in Gela Village near Smolyan, South Central Bulgaria): Given the fact that the number of MPs on which a future cabinet can count is not very clear right now, the personality of the prime minister designate is crucial for getting the expected support in Parliament to form a government. Yanev does not know Nikolov and wishes him success, the guts, and the quality to lead. Reaching a consensus will show the degree to which this government will be effective and stay in office long enough to carry out the necessary reforms. If that does not happen, the alternative would be some kind of crisis - a deeper political crisis, or even the emergence of an interinstitutional crisis. The caretaker PM hopes that MPs will find the strength and wisdom to build and support the necessary coalitions, majorities or other interest-based groups, so that a stable government can be formed that would live up to Bulgarians' expectations of change and continuing the reforms started by the caretaker Cabinet. The priorities listed by the prime minister designate overlap with the caretaker Cabinet's accomplishments. Work on preparing for a future COVID-19 wave and the Recovery and Resilience Plan has largely been done. From now on, this work can only be carried on.
TISP Floor Leader Toshko Yordanov (interviewed on Nova Television and on bTV): Plamen Nikolov is extremely well educated. If he is elected PM and when he discharges his official duties in the EU, we will not be embarrassed. Nikolov is an...