Boiko Borisov: There will be an expert government with a GERB prime minister

I will nominate a negotiating team. Temenuzhka Petkova, Raya Nazaryan and Denitsa Sacheva - from Monday we will invite all leaders - one topic is government, the other is parliament.

This is what GERB leader Boyko Borissov said at the first official press conference at the party's headquarters after Sunday's parliamentary elections in Bulgaria, BGNES reported.

There will be a government if the prime minister is from GERB. I will not run for prime minister so that we can calm down the possibilities for negotiations, Boiko Borisov further said and clarified that the future cabinet should be dominated by GERB, especially prime minister, foreign minister and defence minister. He was adamant that Maria Gabriel would not participate in the cabinet.

The only chance is for everyone to overcome their ego and form an expert cabinet, he added.

A government can only be formed with the first mandate. The other is elections in the autumn, the GERB leader said.

I do not enter into a coalition with the MRF (Movement for Rights and Freedoms) - I have worked well with them. If we find other such associates, there will be a government.

Borisov said he was "sorry for Hristo Ivanov" - the leader of Yes Bulgaria resigned and gave up his seat because of the election result.

An expert government cannot work in a coalition format, but if a framework and policies are outlined - we are ready to work, Borisov emphasized. | BGNES