Debates preceded the change of name of National Movement Simeon II (NMSII) to National Movement for Stability and Progress during the national party summit on June 3.

Some party members disagreed with the removal of Simeon II from the party name, which signified that the movement was trying to erase its history. Party leader Simeon Saxe-Coburg said that the change resulted from logical thinking.

During the third party summit, Saxe-Coburg said that machinations hindered the work of the movement.

Saxe-Coburg also commented on NMSII’s further participation in the ruling coalition. The coalition includes NMSII, Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF).

NMSII would analyse its two-year participation in the coalition and would make the needed changes, Saxe-Coburg said. Participation in the current Cabinet was a difficult choice based on long-term planning, he said.

Party member Antonia Purvanova said that NMSII was controlled by internal plots. Purvanova said that the summit was a good way to reach Saxe-Coburg, who was usually unavailable.

Solomon Passi, NMSII member and former foreign minister, said that NMSII had no place in the tripartite coalition.

The tripartite coalition was existing on the back of the NMSII, Passi said.