Delyan Peevski

The registration of parties for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Bulgaria, on October 27, was delayed for two and a half hours as the Central Election Commission (CEC) held an extraordinary meeting.

DPS-New Beginning has officially submitted an electronic application to the Central Election Commission (CEC) for registration in the upcoming early parliamentary elections on October 27, as announced by Delyan Peevski in a letter to the media.

Dr. Ahmed Dogan, the honorary chairman of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS), recently convened a meeting with the Central Operational Bureau of the party, as reported by the party's press center.

Delyan Peevski announced that he would invite Kalin Stoyanov, the current Caretaker Minister of Internal Affairs, to lead his party's list if Stoyanov is unfairly dismissed. Peevski clarified that Stoyanov is not his "guy" but praised him as a minister who performed his duties professionally, particularly in ensuring fair elections during his tenure.

Due to ongoing political challenges, Bulgaria's accession to the Eurozone is now projected to occur no earlier than 2026. Despite positive evaluations from Eurozone leaders about progress made earlier in the year, the country's persistent political instability and failure to meet necessary criteria have led to this further delay.

According to a recent Gallup survey conducted for Bulgarian National Television, around 25% of Bulgarians would vote for GERB if the elections were held in early August. The survey indicates that the real contest will be for the second, third, and fourth positions.

Tsvetan Vasilev, the former owner of the Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB), claimed that the bank had financed Delyan Peevski's family with approximately 500 million leva until mid-2013. Vasilev made these statements during a hearing before a temporary parliamentary committee investigating the influence of Petyo Petrov, known as Pepi "The Euro," and Martin Bojanov, nicknamed "The Notary."

Bulgarian police, prosecutors, and Anti-Corruption Commission officials have entered properties linked to businessman Rumen Gaitanski, also known as "The Wolf" (Valka), as reported by BNT. The investigation centers around a loan provided by the state-owned Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB) to a company associated with Gaitanski.

Slavi Trifonov, the leader of "There Is Such a People" (TISP), announced that the parliamentary group will return the third exploratory mandate for forming a regular government unfulfilled.

Boyko Borissov has claimed that a majority in the Bulgarian parliament is forming around Delyan Peevski, Kostadin Kostadinov, and Kiril Petkov. Speaking on the sidelines of the parliament, Borissov criticized the media's portrayal of the political dynamics, asserting that Peevski, Kostadinov, and Petkov have successfully gathered a majority.