2020 Bulgaria: Bulgaria exports its problems to North Macedonia
2020 Bulgaria: Bulgaria exports its problems to North Macedonia

Author(s): Not Specified Author
Subject(s): Politics, Governance, Economic policy, International relations/trade, Corruption - Transparency - Anti-Corruption
Published by: IFIMES Mednarodni inštitut za bližnjevzhodne in balkanske študije
Keywords: Bulgaria; 2020; North Macedonia; export; problems; politics; corruption; crisis;
Summary/Abstract: In early 2020 Bulgaria entered a deep political crisis. The protests organized in the capital of Sofia and several other cities have been going on since July this year. They began after the prosecutor raided the building of the president of the state and Hristo Ivanov's spectacular action on the coast of the Black Sea in which together with two supporters he motored up to a luxurious residence of Ahmed Dogan (DPS), one of the most influential persons in Bulgaria. The goal was to draw attention to the illegal fencing of public facilities and unlawful engagement of security guards from civil service at the residence. The action triggered mass protests in Bulgaria against corruption, oligarchs and the government. After the arrest of two of his aids (presidential commissioner for fight against corruption and security advisor), Bulgarian President Rumen Radev (independent) accused the state prosecutor of being linked with the mafia. The conflict between the Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov (GERB – Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria) and the Bulgarian President Rumen Radev intensified.

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