BSP-United Left Launches Election Campaign in Pazardzhik

BSP-United Left launched its election campaign in Pazardzhik's 13th Multi-Member Electoral District. The event was attended by the Chairman of the BSP Youth Union Gabriel Valkov, Mayor of Pchelar Municipality Yordan Mladenov, Chairman of the Pazardzhik Municipal Council, mayors of the villages of Dorkovo and Dobrinovo, coalition partners, BSP municipal councilors, party members and sympathizers.

During the opening, all 16 candidates for MPs from the coalition's list were presented.

The head of the list Petya Tsankova thanked for the vote of confidence and emphasized the importance of the open dialogue with citizens: "It is an honor and responsibility for me to be the head of the list in the 13th MID. Thank you for the renewed vote of confidence. I accepted it with a conscious responsibility because behind me is a team of worthy and responsible people with political morality, who know the region and the problems of Bulgarian society. This is a campaign in which we will seek not just trust and support, but will conduct an honest and open conversation with people."

She emphasized the unity within the party and the coalition: "Today, in addition to the candidates for MPs, our coalition partners, mayors, BSP municipal councilors are here - people with whom we have been working for many years. Regardless of the difficult situation of the BSP, we are together again, because for us the BSP has always been a cause for a socially just and sovereign state - this is not a utopia, but the right and possible path."

Tsankova did not spare the critical assessment of the party's participation in government: "There is no way to start this campaign without clearly and responsibly stating - the participation of the BSP in power over the past year disappointed some of our supporters. One thing is certain - the intentions were good, to what extent they saw the light of day is another matter, and we as experienced politicians give a clear account of this."

The head of the list also outlined the direction for renewal: "In the last few weeks, the BSP has shown that it is the only democratic party that gives regular socialists the opportunity to find the right path. With the election of the new chairman Krum Zarkov, we are embarking on a path of renewal and change that also goes through the awareness of the mistakes made over the years that distanced us from left-wing views and policies."

In her speech, she presented the main priorities with which the coalition enters the election campaign: "Today we are coming out with a political platform that outlines the right path of the left to build a state based on the principles of freedom, solidarity and justice. Our main goal in these elections is to preserve the left. We will show that Bulgaria needs this party. Because if there is no left party, democracy will lose its balance. It is clear to us that the BSP must be the voice of all working people, small businesses, people who do not have social support. We will meet people in villages and towns, we will engage in dialogue, we will offer solutions."

Tsankova also outlined the main four steps that socialists will follow:

• changing the tax system,
• focus on education, healthcare, science and the economy, which create rights and benefits, not goods and services,
• financial and political decentralization,
• peace and sovereignty.

The second on the list Gergana Ichkova said that it is an honor and responsibility for her to be in second place on the list with proven professionals in her field. "These are people who have proven that the BSP is their cause, for which we will fight together in the upcoming elections. For me, politics is not an end in itself, but a means to help people. I believe that the best is yet to come and it will be done by the people who want change. The BSP had the courage to show that it was wrong and that it would make a change, that it would win back people's trust. I wish for a positive campaign and a united left. Together we will succeed."

The Chairman of the BSP Youth Union Gabriel Valkov emphasized the importance of restoring trust: "I meet and talk to many people. They already realize that without the BSP it is not possible, because it is a party of normality and dialogue. We must regain the trust we lost over the years."

He focused on social policy: "We are the only party that talks about social justice - it is missing in society, but it is our cause. We must bring it back through a serious tax reform, through which the rich will contribute more funds to the state, which will go to doctors, teachers and young families."

Valkov also expressed the party's position against military conflicts: "The BSP as a party of peace has always advocated the need for negotiations and diplomacy to resolve them."

The BSP-United Left campaign in the 13th Pazardzhik MID will be directed towards active dialogue with citizens and presentation of specific solutions.

Source: Pa-media.net