Former justice chief Krum Zarkov has framed the euro referendum controversy as procedural rather than substantive, noting that Constitutional Court guidance requires parliamentary review instead of unilateral speaker rejection. Bulgaria will adopt the common currency within roughly one month despite executive-legislative friction that diminishes potential economic gains from the transition, he told broadcasters.
Zarkov disclosed his departure from presidential advisory duties stemmed from opposing Rumen Radev's decision to forward the referendum question to lawmakers against legal counsel. The ex-minister dismissed speculation about his own candidacy in the upcoming head-of-state balloting while characterizing the contest as a confrontation between entrenched power structures and reform advocates.
He criticized the spending blueprint as inertial and reminiscent of caretaker administration frameworks lacking coherent policy direction, warning that prosecutorial authority faces institutional disintegration if acting chief Borislav Sarafov continues disregarding judicial rulings.
Zarkov disclosed his departure from presidential advisory duties stemmed from opposing Rumen Radev's decision to forward the referendum question to lawmakers against legal counsel. The ex-minister dismissed speculation about his own candidacy in the upcoming head-of-state balloting while characterizing the contest as a confrontation between entrenched power structures and reform advocates.
He criticized the spending blueprint as inertial and reminiscent of caretaker administration frameworks lacking coherent policy direction, warning that prosecutorial authority faces institutional disintegration if acting chief Borislav Sarafov continues disregarding judicial rulings.
