
Bulgaria Taps Off-Ballot Candidate for Prime Minister
Boïko Borissov, the winner of the fifth Bulgarian election in two years, turned to an unusual candidate for prime minister in an attempt to finally form a functioning government.
Boïko Borissov, the winner of the fifth Bulgarian election in two years, turned to an unusual candidate for prime minister in an attempt to finally form a functioning government.
The continent is decidedly moving towards the Right. This could mean that the current balance of power in Brussels could radically change in favor of the center-Right in 2024.
Petkov believes that no alliance is possible with Borissov and his party, GERB, without disavowing his initial political commitment. For Borissov, this is nothing less than “stubbornness.”
The fault lines between the different political groupings make combinations seem impossible, whether in the fight against corruption or on the position towards Russia.
Montenegro rids itself of Communist past; center-right NCP wins in Finland; Bulgaria’s election still too close to call.
With the center-right and center-left head-to-head in the polls, the most likely winners will be the socialists again, with the shadowy president at the helm.
The first objective will be the reinforcement of the “key” Bulgarian-Turkish border, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s letter states.
It is “irrational” to buy more vaccines, Bulgaria argued, as it prepares to destroy more vaccines, now expired, than it had administered.
Obstructed by several incompatible political divisions, the creation of a new government for Bulgaria looks unlikely. Now new elections loom.
In October, the European Parliament adopted a favourable resolution toward Sofia and Bucharest. In November, a vote was taken in favour of Croatia’s accession, with 534 votes in favour and 53 against, mainly from the ECR and ID groups.