Политика

The interim mayor Stoyan Dulev was recorded in the history of the municipality of Velingrad as the first mayor to be deposed twice by the Municipal Council. On November 25, 20 of the 29 municipal councillors voted to end his powers. Three months earlier, 17 councillors had decided to remove it, but it was suspended by the district government and the Pazardzhik court ruled that it was illegal because 2/3 or 20 votes were needed. For the re-election of Mr. Dulev from the mayoral post, the necessary 20 votes were collected in a secret ballot.
On November 23, seven municipal councillors (T. Pachalov, N. Klyuchkova, A. Adem, Al. Daskalov, St. Asenov, Ek. Cafferinova, At. Vodev) have submitted to the chairman of the Municipal Council a request to terminate the powers of the temporary mayor. The motives are systematic failure to fulfill the obligations for more than 3 months; does not organize the implementation of the decisions of the Municipal Council and does not report to it; does not send the acts in a 7-day period required by law; does not organize a long-term program for the development of the municipality of Velingrad. Before Mr. Kehayov submitted the submitted request for resignation, the councillor Zavarin Marov made a procedural proposal that the television cameras should capture only 3 minutes at the beginning of the session, then be turned off.Mr. Marov justified himself with the Rules according to which the session is broadcast directly. If there is no direct broadcast, where manipulation is not possible, it should be accepted the practice in the other municipalities and in parliament televisions to shoot footage at a certain time. The proposal was passed by the councillors with 25 votes in favour and 4 abstentions. By 18 votes, N's proposal was accepted. Keyly the resignation of the interim mayor to be voted in secret. Toma Pachalov proposed a committee for the secret vote, chaired by Venko Bozev and members B. Belukhova, At. Chryscheva, St. Asenov and I. Mandraji. The latter recused itself, as the Green Party proposed to participate in the committee as their representative D. Gadzhev. From Ek. Cafferinova received an offer for D. Butcher. In the subsequent vote, Mr. Kasapsky was elected to the committee. This caused the interim mayor Stoyan Dulev to state that at least out of best man's shame they should have included a Green Party adviser. Against the elimination of the media and the secret ballot was also voiced by D. Gadzhev, objections followed that no one is expelling journalists and that the Rules regulate a secret vote. The debate on the requested resignation was brief. Mrs. Kaferinova said that the councillors are not against Stoyan Dulev as a person, but against the style and method of work, which is also imposed on him and is a reason why things in the municipality do not work. It cannot be the Municipal Council to make decisions and the temporary mayor not to implement them and the councillors to be blamed for this.
Zavarin Marov put emphasis on the fact that the interim mayor used all the resources of the municipality to win Fidel Beev the upcoming mayoral elections. As evidence, he and Al. Daskalov indicated a reference from which it is evident that the company of F. Beev "Chepino Autotransport" has received the money for 6 out of a total of 7 sites funded by the Fund "Strength Disasters". Mr. Dulev wished to clarify that it is a total of BGN 63,000, which is "not a lot of money". On the objections of the councilors that with the funds allocated by the state in the villages in the municipality Mr. Beev made election campaigning, Stoyan Dulev replied that he did not write anywhere by whom it was done. He added: "We won the election and we're going to win again! We will not stand for more than 2-3 terms, you will endure us!". Dr. Dafov opposes him that it is unacceptable for elections to use phrases such as "beat" because it also shows a type of government. In the ensuing secret ballot of 29 councillors present, 23 voted. The three from the BZNS and three from the Green Party did not go to the ballot box. The chairman of the committee C. Bozev reported that there were 22 actual ballots in the ballot box and 1 empty envelope. "For" overthrow of Stoyan Dulev voted 20 councillors, "against" were two. For the second time I am grateful for being suspended, but the chickens are counted three times, Mr. Dulev said. He expressed doubts about the commission and announced that the decision was subject to appeal. Councillor A. Kepchev asked for a revote, and D. Gadzhev insisted on an open vote, as there is doubt about the number of votes. Eck. Kaferinova said that there were no grounds for requesting a re-vote and if one was held, she would not participate. Chairman N. Kehayov decided that he would not use his right to order a revote.
Toma Pachalov explained why he voted to remove Mr. Dulev, showing an order of the temporary mayor with the same number and from the same date, but with different content. The order refers to the organized garbage disposal in 2005, but in one version it is written that it is brought to the knowledge of the municipal company Stroycom. This version was also published in a local newspaper. On the first working day after the publication, Mr. Dulev understood his mistake and in an order with the same number and date in place of Stroycom he recorded Beev and Beev Ltd. We insist on observing the legality, stressed T. Pachalov added that according to the text of the order, the entire population of Anezitsa was deprived of garbage disposal. The councillors put to a vote the candidacy of Deputy Mayor Recep Hodzhov, as by law the place of the temporary mayor is taken by the deputy. Mr. Hodzhov received support from 9 councillors, 6 were against and 14 abstained. So the deputy mayor didn't get the votes he needed to become interim mayor. In this situation, the regional governor is expected to hold consultations with the political forces this week and appoint a temporary mayor ex officio.
Elena Baeva