One of Peevski’s big mistakes is that he sees the DPS as a standard party. The war in the DPS is a threat to the political system. We don’t know what damage this war will do to both sides, but it changes the whole political landscape. The DPS is an inevitable factor because it is due to the weakness of the other main parties.
This was stated by Boris Stanimirov, a political scientist and former MP from the Reformist Bloc, to BNR.
The new situation offers Borisov the opportunity to break away from Peevsky, who inspired the last elections, the former MP from the Reformist Bloc said. If the PP-DB and GERB want to stop being angry and looking down on each other, there is an opportunity for management, the expert said.
Voters of the main parties are leaving with terrible force, Boris Stanimirov said. According to him, they must first find a way back to their traditional voters and then “reach out” to another ethnic group – voters of the DPS.
“With this split, if the movement does not quickly regain its original political ethic, Bulgarian Turks may seek a new ethnic representation,” he said. According to him, political experience shows that in such cases it is a question of a more radical attitude.
One of Peevski’s biggest mistakes is that he considers DPS as a standard game, the analyst is categorical.
These ongoing farces are damaging the image of a party that has spent 30 years building its image as a serious political player, Stanimirov said.
The DPS is an inevitable factor, but it should not be fetishized because it is due to the weakness of the other main parties, he noted.
“If the other major parties are adequate and strong, if democracy breathes and lives healthily, there will be no unavoidable factors in politics.”
