National Assembly Chairman Natalia Kiselova did not break the constitution. This is what the lawyer and a constitutional law teacher, Prof. Ekaterina Mihailova, told BNT to reject President Rumen Radev’s request to have a referendum on the adoption of the euro.
“What follows after Rumen Radev’s rejected proposal for the euro referendum. Well, nothing follows. In the legal peace, nothing follows. Of course there is a topic in the comments and of society, because it is a topic. When I say nothing follows, I will not be considered by the National Assembly. Bulgaria, “the lawyer explained.
“The Constitution is not violated by Kiselova because there is no act to be taken, voted and to rule on it. Only he can say whether there is a violation of the Constitution, but only about an act of the National Assembly. The law is also not violated. It is said. The hypothesis – this request to stand in the National Assembly for a long time and not to consider everything that goes to it.
“Politicians have to respond with political arguments. Both” for “and” against. “
“This is part of the treaty of Bulgaria’s accession to the European Union. This treaty was ratified. Its change, ie, not to activate any clause can be done through the same order as it is accepted by 2/3 majority. The denunciation is also a 2/3 majority of the MPs. We have a legal order.
She gave an example with Greece, which managed to stabilize her financial system, despite the referendum she had held. Another, said Prof. Mihailova to leave the European Union.
A referendum on whether Bulgaria to introduce the euro as a national currency from 2026 will be gone. This became clear only 4 days after President Rumen Radev requested one on Friday night and caused political turmoil.
The fate of the referendum was resolved by the chairwoman of the 51st National Assembly Natalia Kiselova, who returned to the “sender” Radev his request.
On Tuesday, Kiselova wrote a letter to Radev, announcing that his request for a referendum was unacceptable. It referred to the Constitution, Bulgaria’s Treaty on EU membership and Parliament’s decision to accelerate the introduction of the euro, as well as the Law on Referendums.
