Bulgaria elections offer no way out of the political crisis
The elections returned a victory for a widely despised party, even as the Balkans are torn apart by NATO’s escalation of war with Russia in nearby Ukraine.
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The elections returned a victory for a widely despised party, even as the Balkans are torn apart by NATO’s escalation of war with Russia in nearby Ukraine.
Bulgaria’s slow energy transition – little renewables deployment and an embrace of natural gas – cannot be blamed on political instability.
The country seems to be locked in a perpetual election cycle, and the cost is conspicuous — but there may be a silver lining.
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The center-right GERB party of ex-premier Boyko Borissov appeared to be the winner of Bulgaria’s parliamentary election, the country’s central electoral commission said on Monday, with nearly 99% of the ballots counted. Results showed the party receiving 25.4% of the vote, edging out the reformist We Continue the Change party founded a year ago by…