“The fragmented results (of the election) may make it difficult for any party to form a government. (…) The next government faces an array of policy challenges, including mitigating the health and economic impacts of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, addressing public pressure to tackle corruption and organized crime, and managing Bulgaria’s external relations amid escalating tensions in the Black Sea region. (…) The U.S. State Department’s 2020 Investment Climate Statement for Bulgaria describes corruption as “endemic, particularly on large infrastructure projects and in the energy sector” and “in public procurement and use of EU funds.” The influence of oligarchs and criminal groups over some decisionmaking processes and state institutions also is a concern.(…)
Bulgaria’s location gives it strategic importance for an array of U.S. security concerns about Russia, the Black Sea, and conflicts in the Middle East,” reads a US Congressional Research Service Bulgaria overview report.
The first lawsuit requesting a partial annulment of the elections is already a fact. Shortly after "There is Such a People" party submitted a request to challenge the legality of the election of MPs in 52 polling stations in the early..
No arrests have been made for last night's riots in front of the Ivan Vazov National Theater in Sofia during a protest against the new prodution "Guns and the Man", directed by John Malkovich. This was announced to BNT by the Minister of Internal..
Athens: Tirana must respect the rights of its Greek minority to join the EU Greece has warned Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama that respect for the rights of the Greek minority in Albania remains an explicit condition for Tirana's EU accession. Rama..
A second night of protests took place outside the Ivan Vazov National Theatre in Sofia, but this time there were no physical confrontations. The protest..
It is obvious that there is something wrong with the way the elections were held , Vice President Iliana Iotova told BNT. A few days ago, she described..
The Ministry of the Interior is working on a detailed report on the early parliamentary elections held on 27 October this year. It will include the..
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