MRF-New Beginning Will Support Extension Budget

Nelly Zheleva, Petya Petrova

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16.12.2025 12:36

(BTA)

“The events that have taken place clearly tell us that this parliament has come to the end of its real political life,” Yordan Tsonev, deputy chair of the parliamentary group MRF–New Beginning, said during consultations with President Rumen Radev on Tuesday.

“In our opinion, there should have been a regular budget, but in the current situation, as most political forces want an extension budget, we will support it,” Tsonev said. According to MRF-New Beginning, an extension budget does not provide an opportunity to protect large social groups. Tsonev recalled that January and February are the weakest months in terms of revenues, which will seriously complicate the budget situation.

Tsonev also recalled that his party supported this government with the clear understanding that the political crisis of the past four years needed to find a solution, especially in view of the important events facing the country, such as the introduction of the euro and the geopolitical situation. “We supported it for its policies; we did not participate in governance through positions—neither at the level of the executive branch nor in parliamentary committees—so that it would be clear that we support the government, not positions,” Tsonev said.

During the discussion, it also became known that MRF-New Beginning supports machine voting, but not with the existing voting machines that they consider compromised.

At the beginning, Yordan Tsonev thanked President Rumen Radev for the invitation to the consultations and for the questions that were raised.

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