The Bulgarian MPs are back in parliament after their 3-week Christmas break for the last, 44^th plenary session of the National Assembly, BNR’s Dobrina Karambolova reports. The political forces presented their priorities until the end of parliament’s term of office – 26 March.

The ruling GERB party urged President Rumen Radev to make a decision on the date of the upcoming parliamentary elections as soon as possible. Daniela Daritkova, chair of GERB’s parliamentary group stated that the “medical crisis and mitigating its economic impact are the only possible priorities in the current situation”.

The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) demanded a report from the government on the state they are leaving Bulgaria in, “but not the TV kind, a genuine report”. The BSPaccused Prime Minister Boyko Borissov of declaring, from the TV screen, that Bulgaria “has the lowest deficit in Europe, while leaving the real-life country with a 20 billion euro debt”.

“Today democracy is in decline, the economy is in collapse, social tension is rising, divisions are deepening. The Covid crisis has made the unreformed health system all the more visible. 2020 will also be remembered for the reckless spending,” said on his part the leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms Mustafa Karadayi.