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He is "exotic". According to the logic of his acts, Volen Siderov may require not only impeachment of the President but also Bulgaria’s accession to the Soviet Union as its 16^th republic. But the reaction to his call was unequivocal: # ignorevolen. The fact that the tens of thousands of people, who are going to these protests because of their reasons, have reacted as one to the initiative against Volen Siderov is unique. They have just ignored him. He could not stand this and became enraged. And when he becomes enraged he starts demanding even crazier things. On the one hand, he demands the impeachment of the President and on the other, the closure of the TV broadcaster in Burgas, which has created him because the new nationalist formation was established there. He has no sound reasoning. I do not know who has paid him more.

The early elections and the right wing in Bulgaria

In the event of early elections, I will vote for the same party for which I voted in the elections in May, namely "Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria".

I am only hoping at present that the right-wing parties will successfully complete the negotiations to create a new unified right wing. Choosing its leader may be difficult however. The parties and organizations themselves which have united in a Reformist Bloc are watching out for someone popping up as a leader, because they have all suffered from their leadership ambitions. In the short term, I am hoping that such a right-wing reformist bloc will be really put together and that it will be able to take part in eventual elections as an organization.

Interestingly, the GERB and Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) parties, which pretend to be "right-winged" and which are members of the European People's Party, are now very timidly and jealously watching this reformist bloc, because its participants have told them that they cannot be part of it in their present form. This is a bit absurd, but considering their participants, it is quite logical.

Are there leaders of the protests?

The protests have no leaders. The struggle now is for the government to get out immediately and then we will be able to appoint representatives, to create formations for which we, the people who are not represented in parliament at present, will be able to vote. In general, the aim is not for any of us to gain a deputy's salary.

The protests have no leaders. There are people who are bearing larger flags because they are stronger and others who are riding bicycles in the front rows. Recently, a ballerina presented a very beautiful dance on Eagle’s Bridge. However, these people are not leaders. I also happened to lead the column but I am far from being called a leader.

The protests have no leaders. There should be someone for whom the protesters could vote and nominate to enter the parliament. Each of us is aware of the fact that we do not understand the things well enough to become members of parliament. I as a person am far from being engaged in political categories. The struggle now is for the government to get out immediately and then we will be able to appoint representatives, to create formations for which we, the people who are not represented in parliament at present, will be able to vote. In general, the aim is not for any of us to gain a deputy's salary.

The media

They are very careful because they are facing discontent from both sides. I mean that if a media says that the protesters were 500 in number when their actual number was 10,000, it is normal that these 10,000 will perceive this media as a "communist tool" in the hands of Moscow or of any local socialists and services.

If the media are covering the protests too enthusiastically, the people from the government and parliament are starting to resent it. The media have been covering the protests relatively objectively since the first days and the speaker of parliament, Comrade Mikov, had to address the media through a statement, which was nothing more than waving a finger and threats. The media reacted quite sharply to this.

This is the perfect option. Of course, there are a lot of dependent media and they are covering the protests in compliance with the will of those who have paid them.

Bulgaria in a few years

Bearing in mind the things that happen every day, I cannot imagine it. Rather, I hope that we will break away, at least a little, from that model which has been imposed on us in recent years, and I hope that people concerned about the presence of normality in the country will govern it. Nobody wants miracles but nobody wants this insolence and completion of personal plans which are typical for those who have been able to climb to power recently.

They have established a new ministry of planning, consigning to the management of major projects a budget of over 10 million levs to the MRF. The Ministry of Economy and the smaller projects have been committed to the BSP. Projects are being assigned to people who have paid something to return the gesture and to serve private interests. I imagine the future as a time when a different policy will be pursued.