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Author: Alexander Mihaylov Recently, the topic of party subsidies has been on the agenda again. All parties that have independently appeared in parliamentary elections and won over 1% of the vote receive a subsidy, while for coalitions this threshold is 4%. After the last parliamentary elections, of course, all parties represented in parliament receive a subsidy …

Author: Ivo Kolarov Human rights are a main topic of all political programs in Europe and the rest of the "Western" world. Along with the so-called "natural" ones, new ones are increasingly sneaking in, such as the privileges of receiving free medical care, education, income, etc. In Bulgaria, populism has long been ...

We all know from history how easily, gradually and imperceptibly modern societies can fall into the grip of dictatorial and oppressive regimes. Everyone is familiar with the stories of Adolf Hitler, Robert Mugabe and a number of other democratically ascended to power tyrants. In the last month, one piece of news has been almost absent from the Bulgarian media. …

V. Privatization and concessioning of state and municipal property: This last article brings together several subtopics. What they have in common is that they are systems that are an example of inefficiency and are on the verge of collapse, but there can be no question of taking radical measures to solve the problems, …

A month after the early elections in October, Bulgaria has a new coalition government, which includes GERB and the Reformist Bloc. The successful vote on the cabinet of 18 ministries came after the coalition partners managed to win the parliamentary support of the ABV and the Patriotic Front. Deprived of a majority in parliament, …

On October 5th, many will head to the polls. The purpose of voting – at least for most of them – will undoubtedly be to improve their well-being, help resolve social conflicts, and redirect resources to the most important public areas for them. But let's see if the political …

On Sunday, Bulgarians will have the unique opportunity to choose who will not reform the healthcare, pension and education systems; who will redistribute part of their wealth; who will support one or another monopoly and who will worsen the state of the economy. In other words – tomorrow Bulgarians will vote to preserve the status quo. …

As the European Parliament elections approach, political parties are increasingly trying to encourage citizens to vote – preferably for them. Regardless of the differences in their political and economic platforms, all parties agree that every citizen in a representative democracy should exercise their right to vote, …

One of the most frequently repeated words by protesters in recent months is 'oligarchy.' They use it to describe Bulgaria's current economic and political model - the real power in the hands of a handful of people directly connected to the state apparatus, who use all their available resources to enrich themselves at the expense of ...