Bulgaria's opposition might as well go skiing

The Bulgarian Premier Boyko Borisoov didn't take into account the decisions of his own ministers when he agreed to President Georgi Parvanov's veto on the new law on cutting military expenditures. In this way, says the daily Dnevnik, Borisov - who heads a minority government - takes on the role of the opposition as well: "When one sees the speed with which Borisov overlooks the standpoints of members of the government and the parliamentary majority, the opposition might as well go on a ski holiday. ... With his support of the presidential veto, the premier has disgraced himself because it goes against the reform proposed by and insisted on by the defence minister of the [ruling party] Gerb. Borisov's move can be interpreted as a rejection of his own governing line, which sends a confusing signal to the parliamentary majority. He is like a general who jumps directly into the midst of the opposing camp waving a white flag."

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