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The new Bulgarian radical party - how worried should we be about Vazrazhdane
The leader Kostadin Kostadinov uses very well the social media and jumps on the populist anti-establishment bandwagons but cannot propose a viable agenda for governing

Elections 2021, volume 2: Trifonov finally proposes a cabinet (and a Bulgarian-N.Macedonian Space Mission)
With GERB and There is such a people running neck and neck, the showman nominates Simeon II acolyte Nickolay Vassilev for Prime Minister and spurns coalition

Elections come round again: GERB's opponents have the momentum
This summer’s elections come amidst a flurry of domestic revelations and international sanctions, but will likely reproduce the spring’s fractured parliament - the big question is if the scales may tip further towards change

What’s the problem with Bulgarian media?
A combination of market trends and murky political interference has turned the media environment toxic, with only islands of professionalism remaining

Who are Bulgarian pollsters and are they getting it right?
With elections imminent, here are the sociology agencies to heed

Elections looming large, prosecutors denied and how Bulgaria remains at the end of the GDP tail in the EU
K Insights 5/03: Controversial changes to the media law were postponed, Eurohold wants to raise 100 mln euro on the stock exchange

Elections in Bulgaria - who is who
These are the people and parties to watch at the upcoming 4 April Parliamentary vote

What’s next for Boyko Borissov, the ultimate political survivor?
While his opponents predict the end of his political career, the Prime minister seems poised to win the April 4 Parliamentary elections

Setting the scene for 2021: what to expect in the political field
Socialist opposition tries to sharpen its teeth, but the surge of smaller parties is promising a fractured parliament

Bulgaria strikes at AirBnB, Booking.com
After unsuccessfully trying to shut down the lodging sharing service, the GERB-led coalition government imposes a small fee on apartment owners

Boyko Borissov is stirred; but not yet shаken
Expectations that the May 2019 European Parliament elections would trigger a dramatic crisis of confidence in Bulgaria’s ruling GERB party following the real estate scandal did not materialize

The autumn of everyone’s discontent
Protests calling for better conditions for disabled people and higher quality public works, through to demands to "change of the system", have rocked Bulgaria over the past three months, but there seems to be little momentum for snap elections just yet

Expect no fair play here
Bulgaria’s political establishment has demonstrated yet again that no business can be run in Bulgaria without their blessing

Releasing the pressure
Prime Minister Boyko Borissov attempts to defuse the build-up of discontent against his government policies by asking three ministers to resign