50 Buses Bring GERB Supporters to Party Conference in Sofia

Sofia's Arena Armeets new and modern multifunctional facility's parking lot is filled to capacity with buses bringing GERB supporters from all over the country. Photo by BGNES

Followers and supporters of Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria party, GERB, have arrived in fifty buses from all over the country for its national conference in Sofia.

The conference started at 1 pm in Sofia's Arena Armeets new and modern multifunctional facility, opened during the term of GERB leader and former Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov.

The news agency BGNES reports the facility's parking lot is filled to capacity.

Police have sealed the area, which is open for traffic only for public transportation vehicles.

The outside walls and space are decorated with huge slogans boasting the party's election campaign motto "We Have the Will," and with photos of its most significant achievements during the term in office – highways, roads, the Sofia subway, and a number of other construction projects.

Nearly 15 000 party members and supporters are attending.

The Bulgarian Standard daily writes that in his speech Borisov will apologize to the audience and all Bulgarians for the mistakes of his former Deputy and Finance Minister, Simeon Djankov, and will list among GERB's current priorities supporting small and medium business and social assistance for the disadvantaged.

The list of official guests includes the Chairman of the Group of the European People's Party, EPP, in the European Parliament, Joseph Daul; EPP Secretary-General, Antonio Lopez-Isturiz; EPP Vice President and Romanian MEP, Anka Boadju; German Bundestag MP, Hans-Peter Uhl; the international secretary of the Christian Social Union, Susanne Luther, and the former Prime Minister of Turkey, Mesut Y?lmaz.

On Saturday, Lopez-Isturiz called on all Bulgarians to vote for GERB in order to preserve the stability of the country.

Borisov and his GERB Cabinet resigned on February 21 amidst unprecedented since 1997 mass protest rallies against poverty, stagnation and political corruption. Snap general elections will be held on May 12, just two months ahead of the regularly scheduled date.

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