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Bulgaria: the election season is far from over
More parties and new coalitions promise to enter the next contest, which looks set for 2 April
Will Lukoil continue dominating Bulgaria’s petrol market despite sanctions?
The war in Ukraine and the EU embargo on Russian oil won’t impact the giant’s hegemony
A hidden fight "for" and "against" euro adoption dogs Bulgaria
Vazrazhdane turned a draft analysis about the impact of Eurozone entry by the National Bank into an attack on Bulgaria's renewed efforts to adopt the common currency from 2024
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 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
The week: The private border of Bulgaria and the EU, are we still on track for the euro and a stellar year for banks (so far)
K Insights 03/06: what happened with the refugees
The real influence of Russia in Bulgaria, part 1: How it works and who is behind it
In this two-part series, KInsights explores how Putin’s war in Ukraine exposed that Bulgarian politics remains hostage to a powerful pro-Kremlin network holding key positions in the state
The week: Yet another saviour on the horizon, Fourth Covid wave is here and some good news for the budget
To party or not to party, that is Kiril Petkov’s question, (some) Covid restrictions, after all, and even more expensive electricity
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 2021, volume 2: Is volume 3 on the menu after a dull campaign?
As opposition parties left campaigning to the caretaker government and GERB regrouped behind Borissov, the next parliament will likely suffer from the same fragmentation as before
The rise of the showman
Who is Slavi Trifonov, the new kingmaker in Bulgarian politics, and what does his rise portend?
Elections in Bulgaria - who is who
These are the people and parties to watch at the upcoming 4 April Parliamentary vote
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 gliding on the waves of the economic cycle
The local economy continues to move in sync with European trends, while opportunities for reforms slowly dwindle