'The dynamic of the negotiations is gathering pace...But the negotiations are, of course, tough and all possible options should be considered,' Bulgaria's outgoing prime minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg said on Wednesday before going in for a meeting of the political council of his party, NDSV. The meeting was expected to result in a decision whether or not to accept the proposal of leftist BSP to take part in a three-way government coalition with DPS. Going on their four-year experience of deciphering Saxe-Coburg speak, most reporters concluded that nothing of substance was going to happen on Wednesday. However, the declaration that was issued after the meeting caught everyone off guard. 'Taking into account the responsible position of the NDSV leader, the political council no longer considers his PM candidacy to be an insurmountable condition for this party's support of a future coalition government,' said the declaration. Some were quick to conclude that NDSV has backed off its demand that Saxe-Coburg should serve a second term as prime minister. However, that interpretation becomes suspect when you have in mind the statement of NDSV deputy chairman Plamen Panayotov that party wants to see guarantees, something that is yet to happen. In this context, the declaration amounts to nothing. 'Let's look at the facts,' Saxe-Coburg urged on Wednesday. Yet the cabinet talks moved not an inch yesterday.