Two Sofia district mayors revealed details about corruption attempts that rocked the We Continue the Change party. Georgi Todorov attended university alongside Lena Borislavova and credits her for inspiring his political career. The Lyulin mayor left the party after facing pressure related to public contracts and procurement deals. His departure contributed to Kiril Petkov stepping down as party leader. Ivaylo Kukurin leads the Mladost district and described similar experiences with corrupt practices.
Todorov faced demands from his deputy Rositsa Pandova starting in February. Pandova maintains close ties with Petkov and initially proposed splitting 5,000 leva from a contract execution. The mayor rejected her proposal and warned against future discussions about money. Pandova persisted with increasingly aggressive behavior and offered amounts reaching 30,000 leva. She also interfered with departments outside her authority.
The Lyulin mayor reported Pandova to party officials during March and dismissed her on April first. Party leaders nominated her to serve on a hospital board despite his complaint. Kukurin received offers for procurement assistance during party meetings. Officials provided him with completed documents for a 5 million leva contract. Petar Rafailov later approached him with an offer worth 300,000 leva.
Both mayors refused all financial proposals and reported the incidents. Todorov confirmed investigators played recordings featuring his voice. He expected surveillance since becoming mayor and suspected advanced monitoring technology. Companies targeting their districts had already secured similar contracts in other Bulgarian cities.
Todorov faced demands from his deputy Rositsa Pandova starting in February. Pandova maintains close ties with Petkov and initially proposed splitting 5,000 leva from a contract execution. The mayor rejected her proposal and warned against future discussions about money. Pandova persisted with increasingly aggressive behavior and offered amounts reaching 30,000 leva. She also interfered with departments outside her authority.
The Lyulin mayor reported Pandova to party officials during March and dismissed her on April first. Party leaders nominated her to serve on a hospital board despite his complaint. Kukurin received offers for procurement assistance during party meetings. Officials provided him with completed documents for a 5 million leva contract. Petar Rafailov later approached him with an offer worth 300,000 leva.
Both mayors refused all financial proposals and reported the incidents. Todorov confirmed investigators played recordings featuring his voice. He expected surveillance since becoming mayor and suspected advanced monitoring technology. Companies targeting their districts had already secured similar contracts in other Bulgarian cities.
