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Seventh vote, eight* parties, little chance of a stable gov’t
The 27 October early national election produced few surprises and the most fragmented parliament in Bulgarian history, but is unlikely to herald a stable outcome

The week: The worst believers in the world, A historical debacle, John Malkovich enrages Bulgarian writers
K Insights Newsletter 25/10

Elections #7: The only campaign is the parallel state one
Parties are engaged in lackluster, almost absent electioneering, while the only real confrontation is between the two MRFs

Bulgaria’s 2025 Budget Faces Challenges with a Significant Expenditure Overrun
Budget revenues are growing at a much slower pace than expenditures, while EU funds remain elusive for now

The week: Rocket men or how we are sabotaging ourselves
5 bln. euros down the drain, A Bulgarian military drone, and Peevski's list is out

The week: Poles apart
The ungovernable state, a Bulgarian link in the explosive pagers story and Nole’s favorite chalga tune

The week: Time to escape the German economic embrace
The German curse of the industry, Peevski wins, BNB tries to curb house lending

The Glavchev-2 cabinet - same same but different
Kalin Stoyanov is replaced by Atanas Ilkov as Minister of Interior before the 27 October vote, Ekaterina Zaharieva likely to become EU Commissioner

From political to constitutional: Bulgarian caretaker gov’t crisis deepens
President Radev refuses to appoint the Kozhareva cabinet over her insistence on reappointing controversial internal minister Kalin Stoyanov, creating further political turmoil

No gov’t with last mandate triggers seventh election in October
It is still uncertain whether President Radev will make an attempt to replace Dimitar Glavchev as PM

The week: Dispatches from the frontlines of the heat war
Bulgaria bakes, coal TPPs fire up and no Anti-Peevski front forms

The week: A hostile takeover at MRF Corp.
A thunder in the Saray, Seventh election looming and house prices exploding again

The week: A vacuum spot on the EU map
We’re not the poorest in the EU anymore, yet we’re still mute, and a drug lord decides to go to prison