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The latest episode of the "judicial reform" saga ended, as the employers of the smart-beautiful activists would say, with a whimper, instead of an explosion. But why? Why did they simply fulfill a few formal KPIs - Geshev fell, they smeared the constitution - but somehow it doesn't seem like the "bad guys" have lost their influence, quite the opposite. Complete dominance in the quota...

DEAR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE PEOPLE'S REPRESENTATIVES, In connection with the upcoming consideration of the petition for organizing a referendum with the question "Do you agree that the Bulgarian lev should be the only official currency in Bulgaria until 2043?" in the parliamentary committee for civic participation, we express the following opinion on behalf of the Expert Club for Economics...

On Sunday, all of Bulgaria woke up to another peculiar address by the outgoing Prime Minister Boyko Borisov. Thank God, this time it was not from the notorious jeep, but took place in the form of a formal press conference. At it, Borisov responded to the demands of the new parliament to appear and present the National …

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 …

“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 …

Author: Hans-Hermann Hoppe The original text in English can be found here. One of the most widely accepted statements among political economists is the following: every monopoly is bad from the consumer's point of view. Monopoly in its classical meaning is the right of exclusive privilege granted to one producer of a good or service, i.e. the absence of free …

After midnight parliamentary dramas, we woke up to yet another change in the electoral legislation, seemingly inspired and pushed through by the MRF. On the one hand, this is another lesson for small urban parties about how much power a small political force can wield without interfering with GERB, on the other hand, it is an opportunity …

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Author: Vasil Kanev The Bulgarian socialists decided to present their vision for Bulgaria, in which they repeatedly emphasize how important it is for the state to take part in all spheres of human life, to plan and redistribute from the rich to the poor, from those who produce to those who need it. In this regard …

The educated can also sell their votes Recently, the idea of limiting the right to vote in the democratic process based on a minimum level of education has been developing in the Bulgarian public space. The idea is to interrupt the vicious practice of buying and selling votes before elections, especially with regard to one of the minorities …