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GERB is swallowing PP-DB like a boa constrictor – bite by bite – Kostadin Kostadinov flowerily expressed himself during the unfortunate negotiations for the rotation of the assembly. Pointing us to a half-forgotten trope from the coalition past of Boris’s party stating that whoever governs with GERB remains a historical footnote – Reformist Bloc, …

With their preemptive stance against any agreements and negotiations with GERB, "Continuing Change" is trying to maneuver from a battlefield where they are certain to lose to one where they could win. However, on this battlefield, their main opponent is no longer GERB, but their own coalition partner...

It is increasingly clear that the conflict that led to the beginning of the current phase of the political cycle[1] is fading away, far from the focus of public attention. Removing Borisov is no longer a priority, and the coalition assembled for this purpose has disintegrated. The Borisov glue, as I have called it, is increasingly less relevant because of (i) its ritualistic …

In the photo: Protest of "Vazrazhdane" against the "Borisov" cabinet Kilograms of salt are piling up in the cleverly beautiful corners of social networks. Anti-vaxxer-fascists will be in the next National Assembly and there, like all other nationalists so far... they will sell passports and overdo it with stimulants. Or maybe not. In fact, even mainstream sociologists already feel that things are ...

Stoyan Panchev's interview with Trud newspaper: The early parliamentary elections were marked by low interest and minimal surprises in the results. No party won outright. No potential coalition was given enough room for action. Slavi Trifonov's party presented a draft cabinet, thus leaving potential partners …

"I was a young lieutenant in the fire department back then. They mobilized us and sent us to Dulovo. Hundreds of thousands of Bulgarian citizens and Bulgarian Muslims were expelled by this same communist party, now called socialist. And I don't know how our opponents from the MRF accept to form a coalition with the former communists, who are not ...

The nomination of Antoaneta Stefanova gave everyone the opportunity to practice their chess clichés – from “zungzwang” to “Sicilian defense”. However, that is not what matters. The more important part of the statement by Slavi Trifonov, chairman of “There is such a people”, was that the second term would be returned. In this way, it practically ended …

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 …

Guest author: Kristiyan Hristov This article is a continuation of "Left, Right Undetermined: The Compass Remains Broken" from "2020: Inside and Beyond" Eleven days after Election Day and on the day of the first session of the 45th National Assembly (fortunately in the right building), the left-right divide still does not exist. Again, the divide …

Authors: Georgi Stoyanov, Georgi Karavasilev Many people question the meaning of exercising their vote in the current system of representative democracy. Nevertheless, when it comes to not only who gets to spend the money you stole, but also who is going to steal even more to fulfill some of the …