Political analyst Arman Babikyan told Bulgarian National Radio that Peevski and Borisov are still playing hot potato with the budget and who actually runs things. He thinks the BSP leader's recent statement was basically Peevski sending messages to Borisov through back channels, since nobody spelled out which social demands they were actually talking about.
Babikyan said Peevski kept cranking up the pressure by tossing in an extra 2 billion for sketchy foreign property deals, plus the Lukoil situation and Sports Totalizator stuff. All that buildup finally got people mad enough to hit the streets. Borisov felt the squeeze and pulled back the budget, then scrambled to talk with employer groups and unions to cool things down. The analyst pointed out that Peevski has way less to lose here since he holds no official position and wouldn't take an electoral hit if things go south, while Borisov definitely would.
Babikyan said Peevski kept cranking up the pressure by tossing in an extra 2 billion for sketchy foreign property deals, plus the Lukoil situation and Sports Totalizator stuff. All that buildup finally got people mad enough to hit the streets. Borisov felt the squeeze and pulled back the budget, then scrambled to talk with employer groups and unions to cool things down. The analyst pointed out that Peevski has way less to lose here since he holds no official position and wouldn't take an electoral hit if things go south, while Borisov definitely would.
