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Week in Review: Moves Towards Change, But in Which Direction?

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Week in Review: Moves Towards Change, But in Which Direction? A result at last At long last, Bulgarian voters have expressed a clear and undisputed view on who they want to govern them. This should, at the very least, put an end to a record cycle of inconclusive parliamentary elections that failed to deliver stable governments. Outside the country, the main point of debate is whether former Presid...
The strongest version of this narrative highlights a region in flux, where electoral outcomes reflect deep-seated frustrations with governance and institutional weakness. Bulgaria’s break from its cycle of instability is a rare bright spot, though Radev’s victory is immediately complicated by geopolitical suspicions—fair or not—about his alignment with Russia. The comparison to Orban is a useful shorthand for European observers wary of democratic backsliding, but it risks oversimplifying Bulgari...