Boyko Borissov's brand of old-guard populism has continuously dominated Bulgarian politics, dashing hopes of any real progress (Photo: eu2018bg/Flickr)

Bulgaria's political stalemate is stymying corruption fight

EU Political

Opinion

by Eli Hadzhieva, Brussels,

Just weeks after Bulgaria's fifth election in two years, the state is in danger of collapse as early as June if it is unable to form a government.

In the April general elections, Bulgarian strongman Boyko Borissov's party Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) emerged top with 26.5 percent of votes, two points ahead of the coalition of reformist parties We Continue the Change (PP) and Democratic Bulgaria (DB).

On 3 May, the PP-DB coalition proposed a project for go...

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Eli Hadzhieva is founder and director of the Brussels-based think tank Dialogue for Europe.

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Boyko Borissov's brand of old-guard populism has continuously dominated Bulgarian politics, dashing hopes of any real progress (Photo: eu2018bg/Flickr)