Borissov: GERB to Table Draft of New Constitution on Monday

GERB will table a draft of a new constitution on Monday, the party's leader and Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said in a Facebook post.

He dismissed as a lie allegations that he and GERB are seeking to delay the elections and to prevent the formation of a caretaker cabinet and that they are clutching at power. Borissov also denied that this is a constitution of GERB and himself. "We did draft it and we are opening the debate, but the Grand National Assembly can change every word of the proposal and come up with other motions, too," he argued.

"Our only objective is to enable the people to have their choice, to make a decision. The people wants justice, and this can be achieved by a new constitution," Borissov said.

On August 14 he proposed the convocation of a Grand National Assembly to amend the existing Constitution, mainly in the part concerning the judicial system. He said that he will step down as prime minister on the very day when the current National Assembly resolves on elections for a Grand National Assembly.

The PM added that Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev and a group of MPs will propose amendment to the Election Code making it possible to purchase or rent voting machines, which disproves allegations that GERB is opposed to machine voting.

Source: BTA