electoral reform

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 …

Author: Kaloyan Pravov In 2016, the parliament passed an unprecedented law that made voting mandatory, thus revoking the voting rights of all citizens. Although the texts providing for criminal sanctions for non-voters were repealed, voting is still “mandatory” by law. This year, the political class decided to bring a new dose of confusion …