He also said Saxe-Coburg need not consult NATO on his appointment as the decision to nominate him was made by a sovereign state. A member of the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party, Asparuhov left parliament soon after his nomination was made public.
Rekao je i kako se Saxe- Coburg ne mora savjetovati s NATO- om o njegovom imenovanju, budući da je odluku o njegovom imenovanju donijela suverena drzava. �lan opozicijske Bugarske socijalističke stranke Asparuhov je napustio parlament nedugo nakon javne objave njegove nominacije.