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The Week: Has the "Peevski spell" been broken, Business climate turns sour, Sofia bans dirty cars

The Week: Has the "Peevski spell" been broken, Business climate turns sour, Sofia bans dirty cars

K Insights Newsletter 01/11


Seventh vote, eight* parties, little chance of a stable gov’t

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

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

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

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




No gov’t with last mandate triggers seventh election in October

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: The elusive recipe for anti-corruption

The week: The elusive recipe for anti-corruption

Anti-corruption is difficult everywhere, 79 regulatory seats for the taking (if we discount the Patriarch’s and the PM’s)


Where did Velichie come from and where are they headed?

Where did Velichie come from and where are they headed?

The new protest party rode on the wave of social media and sounds even more extreme than Vazrazhdane - can it be tamed?



Elections 2024: GERB wins convincingly, but forming a majority might prove elusive

Elections 2024: GERB wins convincingly, but forming a majority might prove elusive

Extremely low turnout and the unexpected rise of a new radical party on TikTok expose the deepening representation crisis


The week: GERB makes a comeback

The week: GERB makes a comeback

The return of Borissov, Saudis eye a telecom & TV channel and the Missing Cryptoqueen’s drug lord



Is a GERB and MRF coalition brewing?

Is a GERB and MRF coalition brewing?

The governing formula that will come out of the 9 June elections is unclear, but one possibility looms large


On the road to Brussels: Who’s who in the parties’ MEP lists?

On the road to Brussels: Who’s who in the parties’ MEP lists?

GERB and MRF bet on familiar faces, WCC pushes its nominees ahead of their partners from DB, while Vazrazhdane bets on a pro-Kremlin radio host


The week: Who’s running the country?

The week: Who’s running the country?

Who is really in charge? Elections lurk on every corner and a pharmaceutical boom