Bulgarian Politics at a Crossroads: Government Rotation or Snap Elections Looming?

The political climate in Bulgaria remains fraught with tension as discussions surrounding the potential rotation within the government and the future trajectory of the coalition between GERB and "We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria" (WCC-DB) continue to unfold.

GERB's leader, Boyko Borissov, unveiled a detailed timeline for the presentation of the coalition agreement, indicating plans to introduce it to the party on the 5th and subsequently share it with WCC-DB colleagues on the 6th. A congress scheduled for the 8th will serve as the platform for further deliberations. Borissov underscored that failure to reach a consensus by the 8th would prompt the resignation of the cabinet, potentially paving the way for new elections.

"On the 5th (of March) I will present the coalition agreement to the party, on the 6th I will give it to colleagues from WCC-DB to read, then we have a congress in Bucharest on the 8th. By then, Denkov and Gabriel will have completed the evaluations of the ministers and if they want to talk about coalition government, for the whole term on all the subjects, there will be time to make notes or redo it, comment, etc. I will leave a negotiating group here and on the 8th, if we have agreed, we will go ahead, if we don't agree, we vote for the resignation of the cabinet and go to elections," he said.

However, Kiril Petkov, co-chair of WCC-DB's parliamentary group, expressed apprehension over the expedited timeframe allotted for the review of such a consequential document. Petkov criticized what he perceived as a deliberate delay in presenting the document, accusing GERB of orchestrating one-man shows aimed at hastening the prospect of fresh elections.

"The only thing I understood today from...