Slavi Trifonov – The Barricade

Oligarchs and western embassies hold Bulgaria’s “democracy” hostage. Is there a ..

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Bulgaria
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Bulgaria's transition from state-controlled socialism to capitalism and 'democracy' began as a ridicule of democracy and later devolved into a mockery of dictatorship. The latter were the nearly 15 years of Boyko Borissov's absolutist rule,...

To elections with a song! Winners and losers in the Bulgarian parliamentary elections

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Analysis
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On July 11, 2021, Bulgarians voted for the second time this year for parliament, as representatives of the parties elected in the first vote on April 4, 2021, failed to form a coalition. Last year,...

Bulgarian elections of 2021: repackaging the same old (TV) story

Jana Tsoneva - Georgi Medarov
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Bulgaria held inconclusive general elections on April 4, 2021. The hitherto center-right ruling party GERB won them but with a result preventing it from forming a government. A nascent anti-GERB coalition is shaping up in...