New Speaker of Parliament: Our Goal is to make Politics in a New Way, in the Right Way

Nikola Minchev is the New Speaker of Parliament. Who is he?

Our goal is to make politics in a new way, in the right way. This was said in the BTV program "This Saturday and Sunday" by the newly elected Speaker of the 47th Parliament Nikola Minchev. According to him, what has been so far - the National Assembly to be an appendage of the executive branch - is a situation that will be avoided in the new parliament.

We will be a real parliamentary republic, Minchev said. He cited judicial reform as a major priority.

The issue of justice has become very important in society, which is why judicial reform is a serious priority for most political groups, including those negotiating a coalition agreement, he said. The specific parameters of a judicial reform need to be clarified, but a change is needed in the anti-corruption commission, the SJC, which can now be done by a simple majority. When a constitutional majority is needed, wider talks will be needed, the National Assembly Speaker noted. On the agenda of the parliament is the closure of the special court and the special prosecutor's office, for which the 46th National Assembly did not have time.

At least there should be a debate on the president's draft of constitutional changes, but he must first submit them, Nikola Minchev answered a question. He believes that the constitution itself is good, but changes can be made in the judiciary.

The issue of replacing the chief prosecutor is very hot, it requires a little more time, prosecutorial changes must be made through the law on the judiciary, said the speaker.

One of the ways in which the chief prosecutor influences is the centralized structure of the prosecutor's office, which allows...