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Bulgaria is one of Europe's poorer countries, with a population of 7 million, north of Turkey & Greece, and south of Romania, for those who didn't pay attention in their Geography course.
Former prime minister Boyko Borissov and his center-right party 'GERB' (which he founded) seem to be the big winners of the Bulgarian election. He's not necessarily a typical 'right-winger' as we understand that term or a nationalist ala Le Pen and pro-Europe but had his fair share of scandals in the past (in some ways more "common" in those countries, though, different circumstances than Northern-, Center- or Western-European countries or the US). Among other things a somewhat authoritarian style, concerns about freedom of the press and a couple of largely unproven allegations regarding ties to organized crime, corruption etc.
In case somebody cares:
Good write-up 'Who is who - Boyko Borisov
http://www.novinite.com/articles/105996/WHO+IS+WHO:+Bulgaria's+New+Prime+Minister+Boyko+Borisov
Corruption: http://www.economist.com/node/16219865?story_id=E1_TGNTJRGV
As socialists (~27% of votes) turned down an offer to work with GERB (~33%), they have to form a coalition with the "The United Patriots" a coalition of three far-right wing parties. 'Attack' an anti-globalist, anti-Europe, populist party which is close to European national socialists (right-wing but big government, spending on social security etc, similar to Front National), the 'Bulgarian National Movement' a traditionalist-conservative right-wing party, and the National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria.
Any Bulgarian sherbors here who can come up with information and knowledge about the 2017 election? Does somebody follow Bulgarian politics? I don't tbh
Here's a really interesting paper from 2011, Populism: the Bulgarian case
https://www.revistas.ufg.br/fchf/article/download/13426/8664
Former prime minister Boyko Borissov and his center-right party 'GERB' (which he founded) seem to be the big winners of the Bulgarian election. He's not necessarily a typical 'right-winger' as we understand that term or a nationalist ala Le Pen and pro-Europe but had his fair share of scandals in the past (in some ways more "common" in those countries, though, different circumstances than Northern-, Center- or Western-European countries or the US). Among other things a somewhat authoritarian style, concerns about freedom of the press and a couple of largely unproven allegations regarding ties to organized crime, corruption etc.
In case somebody cares:
Good write-up 'Who is who - Boyko Borisov
http://www.novinite.com/articles/105996/WHO+IS+WHO:+Bulgaria's+New+Prime+Minister+Boyko+Borisov
Corruption: http://www.economist.com/node/16219865?story_id=E1_TGNTJRGV
As socialists (~27% of votes) turned down an offer to work with GERB (~33%), they have to form a coalition with the "The United Patriots" a coalition of three far-right wing parties. 'Attack' an anti-globalist, anti-Europe, populist party which is close to European national socialists (right-wing but big government, spending on social security etc, similar to Front National), the 'Bulgarian National Movement' a traditionalist-conservative right-wing party, and the National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria.
Any Bulgarian sherbors here who can come up with information and knowledge about the 2017 election? Does somebody follow Bulgarian politics? I don't tbh
Here's a really interesting paper from 2011, Populism: the Bulgarian case
https://www.revistas.ufg.br/fchf/article/download/13426/8664
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