As it became clear in the first part of the series, the buying and selling of votes can occur in at least two ways. The first is through the direct giving of cash (the infamous 50 leva per vote) to mark a particular ballot, the second is through the promise of policies that financially benefit the respective …

This text was originally published in the collection "2020: Inside and Beyond" It was already clear in March that 2020 would not be easy for the government of Boyko Borisov. A state of emergency was declared just days after the first registered case of COVID-19. This was followed by a collapse in economic activity, a spike in unemployment and …

This text was originally published in the collection "2020: Inside and Beyond" Every intricate story has to start somewhere. In this one about the super-massive printing of money, that moment is in 2008, and the starting point is the United States. To get to the answer to the question of why central banks are printing more today …

There are a little more than 2 weeks left until the elections. For every Bulgarian with a (un)healthy interest in politics, 2 things are striking – the almost complete lack of campaigns by most participants, and the blurred “field” of new formations. A closer look at these new formations draws attention to something else – the lack of …

“Buying and selling votes is a crime” It may sound provocative, but the above slogan (because it is precisely a slogan) is completely meaningless. Moreover, it is elitist, racist and repressive nonsense. First of all, however, it is illogical nonsense. Because, logically speaking, buying and selling votes not only cannot …

Since discovering the magic of Facebook livestreaming, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has a new favorite word: you see. On Saturday, for example, it turned out that we see “how quickly and organized vaccination is being carried out,” which is a variety. Most of the time, we see how high-quality construction is in Bulgaria, while renovation work is inspected not …