Since July, Bulgarians have been protesting government corruption almost daily. The latest such protest took place on Dec. 14, also marking the 31-year anniversary since the first major anti-communist protest in Bulgaria in 1989.

But the current cabinet — a coalition between Boyko Borisov’s pro-European Union, center-right party GERB (Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria) and a group of far-right nationalist parties — has survived and will probably do so until the March elections. Why?

First, the government has been waiting for the protests to wane, knowing elections are scheduled for March 28, 2021. Second, polls predict parliament will continue to be split among several parties — with no clear alternative to the existing cabinet coalition.…  Seguir leyendo »