DPS has attacked Rumen Radev and what it calls the "Radev-Koprinkov model". The party's press office said the statement followed a meeting of its MPs, local officials and party bodies with the Central Operational Bureau and leader Delyan Peevski.
On Wednesday, Peevski told reporters in parliament that Radev directs the police raids in Belitsa and Sungurlare from his office. Burgas District Court kept the mayors of both municipalities, Dimitar Gavazov of Sungurlare and Radoslav Revanski of Belitsa, in custody.
How it all started: Peevski accuses Radev of running police raids from his office
At the meeting, the party discussed the work of its regional branches, steps to expose corruption schemes, and how its parliamentary group is preparing for the state budget. It said its priority is support for people and the regions.
"The state is on autopilot, while the 'Radev-Koprinkov' model gorges on power," the press office wrote. DPS says the model grew out of show police raids against opposition mayors and activists, and out of Radev and his clique taking control of the repressive apparatus, the Supreme Judicial Council and the prosecutor's office.
The party also claims the model discredits Bulgaria in the eyes of its own citizens and Europe, and undermines the country's European and Euro-Atlantic course. DPS calls that course a choice of civilisation and said it will not allow any retreat from it.
DPS said it will not bow to "an anti-democratic, hollow, power-hungry political accident" and will stand behind everyone who is unfairly pursued, intimidated and pressured. It said its main concern is people who are getting poorer, while Radev "does not care" about that.
"Bulgaria is not a barracks, and Radev will not trample us with a dictator's boot," DPS added.