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In a year dominated by the rhetoric of defending democracy, EU democracy support policies were adjusted in important ways to align with the new geopolitical context. However, the union also seemed to treat commitments in this area as second-order priorities compared to security.
A fifth election in two years looms in spring in Bulgaria, as the Socialist Party looks set to return its government-forming mandate .
Yet another election looms after President Radev on Monday handed a third and last government-forming mandate to the Socialist Party, whose chances of forming a government are minimal.
Folllowing accusations of inactivity, Bulgaria's prosecution says it will investigate whether Russian citizens who are under international sanctions have recently obtained assets in the country.
The CoE's anti-corruption body has issued a critical report on Bulgaria, lambasting an ineffective justice system and the absence of any real monitoring of officials' assets.