I scooped more votes at re-election, which occurred after two years in office, Boiko Borissov, leader of the centre-rightist party GERB told a news conference in the National Palace of Culture (NDK) in Sofia on October 30.

“This vote, therefore, pays tribute to our performance and is indicative of the fact that the electorate did not succumb to shallow statements but believed in our pragmatic programme for Sofia's development, which is strictly tailored to the Sofia City Hall's budget,” Borissov added.

Pushing all major projects through, however, would not be easy, he went on to say, as the team of municipal councillors would comprise representatives from the incumbent ruling coalition, which in its defence, will be placing roadblocks all the way through.
Since there is much work to be done, however, Borissov will be looking for partnerships with  Martin Zaimov, in particular, despite his election night reluctance to do so. “I am sure we will find common ground on the right projects,” the GERB leader added.

And there is no sector in Sofia, which has all its problems solved, while solutions have been protracted for decades. The first project to be put up on the municipal council's agenda would be the waiver of boards at municipal companies, deeming them redundant and delaying operations.
The garbage problem has also set out. The project for a refuse recycling plant is at a pre-project research stage. It is to be build on a 2.5 hectare plot of land, which has been recently bought, the re-elected mayor said.

Other priority issues would be projects aimed at a cleaner Sofia, one with a good road infrastructure.

Taking the developments at municipal elections nationwide, Borissov said his party won the highest number of votes, more than 512 000.
“This means that our political project is gaining popularity and I will be building a party, which is set to outlive me,” Borissov said, thus dismissing Sunday night statements of Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev that Sofia citizens voted for a personality rather than a party.

Responding to journalistic questions, the leader of the party said he aimed at neither the prime minister or presidential posts, yet said he would relinquish his mayoral post should his party win a mandate in parliament. He staved off Zaimov's comment that he would desert the mayoral post in favour of a more lucrative position.
“I do not understand how one could desert in favour of a more demanding post,” he said.

Borissov repeatedly avoided questions about early parliamentary elections, though said the vote was testimony that his party responded to the wish of foreign counterparts from France and Spain to create a centre-rightist formation that would have the power to consolidate the rightist political spectrum.