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"If he does it after arranging his official cabinet - I will take off one jacket and put on the other as party leader. This is not to be done, it is an abuse of an official position," explained Svetoslav Malinov

 If Rumen Radev does not get involved in the early elections now, he will end, predicted sociologist Dimitar Ganev on bTV.

 "The president is facing a difficult task of appointing an interim cabinet," he predicted and added that Radev will resign after the distribution of mandates is completed and before the appointment of an interim cabinet.

 "Then Iliana Yotova will lead this process and he will not be responsible for signing the decree appointing the interim cabinet. From Radev's messages in the last few months, I think he unequivocally indicates that he will play a role in the early parliamentary elections."

 If he does not do it, he will face a political catastrophe. At this point, if he does not jump, those who remain in support of him will also be disappointed. "His resignation leads him to a serious political situation, which could undermine his path from here on out," explained Dimitar Ganev.

 "Before the second protest, we were saying that it was more likely for us to go to presidential elections and not have early parliamentary elections. After the second protest, the horizon of this government was torn and it was much more likely to have early elections before the presidential ones.

 From here on out, the continuation of this government at any cost would only accumulate damages on all the parties that make up the government. Borisov and the coalition partners chose to minimize the damages," commented Ganev.

 According to sociologist Andrey Raychev, if Rumen Radev now refuses to step down from the political scene, "he ends it."

 "This engagement has been invited many times to the wedding and with each subsequent absence, it will stop being an engagement. I don't believe he will do it. The whole logic requires him to do it. Then the question arises when. There are two moments - the New Year's speech or between procedures," said the sociologist.

 According to Dimitar Ganev, what will answer the question of whether there will be a higher voter turnout than previous elections is "will Radev jump."

 "At the moment, the last days are running out, in which the president - if he wants to participate as a party leader in the early elections, must declare it," said political scientist Svetoslav Malinov on bTV.

 If there is any match now, Radev is designated as an arbiter by the Constitution, but he wants to play. To enter the match. Well, you can't play the first half and then say - I'm leaving. If he goes on the field now, he will win, according to Malinov. If he does it, after arranging his office - I take off one jacket, put on another for the party leader. This is not done, it is an abuse of office, Malinov explained.

There are two options for the upcoming elections - a new political subject, tied to the president. In this option, there are two internal possibilities - the president uses an avatar or personally puts on the party leader's hat.
According to me, the option with someone else at the helm will not work, said the political analyst.

 If Rumen Radev jumps now, he could be the main winner of the protests, Purvan Simeonov is convinced.

 Regarding the hypotheses that President Rumen Radev may participate in future political competition, Prof. Ekaterina Mikhailova commented that there is no formal conflict of interest, but the political risk is evident.

 "If the President decides to resign and enter the elections, his powers will be taken over by the vice president. This is a possible, although unprecedented situation," she said, emphasizing that she does not expect such a move during the ongoing consultations.