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Local elections, round 2: Terziev in knife edge Sofia victory, GERB’s regional hegemony cracks
Record-low turnout, a very colorful picture across the country and a vengeful Borissov

The week: No country for new dogs
What Plovdiv teaches us about Bulgaria, 50 Shades of grey money, and some horror (thankfully, on the screen)

Local elections, round 1: GERB loses Sofia, keeps Burgas and draws in Plovdiv and Varna
The ballot was marred by a fabricated scandal that eliminated machine voting

The week: More than one storm brewing in the Black Sea, Brussels’ pressure and TurkStream revelations
Bulgaria, where natural catastrophes meet ungovernability

N. Macedonia on the rocky road to European integration
The inclusion of Bulgarians in the Basic Law faces a plethora of obstacles

GERB narrowly wins Sunday vote, but cabinet still unlikely
The big winners of the vote are the Russophiles from Vazrazhdane, while for the reformist coalition the sum turns out to be less than its parts

The week: The worst-case post-election scenario, a sock company leaves, Bulgarian football rulers refuse to
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Parties gear up for another inconclusive vote
The main factions have saved their energy and funds on campaigning in anticipation of the cornerstone autumn municipal vote

Bulgarian economy to slow down in 2023
Institutions don’t bet on a recession in their forecasts for 2023 but there are problems

The week: From Ruse to Sofia, or why elections might not be all that important
Another election looms, Lukoil and Nexo lurch to fresh crisis and Ruse has some things going for it

Another stalemate looms for Bulgaria
The next parliament will likely bring no resolution to the ongoing political crisis with 6-8 parties engaging in doomed horsetrading

Radev’s revenge, the looming deficit and a frog
Reality is back with a vengeance, GDP keeps growing, and our Real Estate report is out

What’s cooking before the 2 October snap vote?
The new political season kicks off with smear campaigns, corruption allegations and president’s interference that would likely result in yet another fragmented parliament unable to support a government coalition

The new euro-billions heading for Bulgaria just in time
Over the next 7 to 9 years, the country is set to receive up to 27 billion euros. The big question is their destination

October elections or a surprise with mandate #3: What’s next for Bulgarian politics?
After WCC failed to gain sufficient support to form a new cabinet, early elections are the most likely scenario