Super Sunday in Moldova and Bulgaria
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This week's episode focusses on two elections held last weekend in Eastern Europe – parliamentary elections in Moldova and Bulgaria. In Moldova, recently-elected President Maia Sandu’s PAS triumphed with the largest vote share in Moldovan history, gaining the party’s first ever majority. What has been key to Sandu’s appeal? Is there a route back for the socialist and communist tradition after this overwhelming defeat?
In Bulgaria, Boyko Borisov has once again failed to gain enough seats to form a stable government and continue his premiership, whilst Slavi Trifonov’s There is Such a People Party has won an election for the first time after less than two years in existence. Will Bulgaria be facing a third election this year? Is Boyko Borisov’s role at the top of Bulgarian politics officially over after the second poor election result in three months? Will Slavi Trifonov manage to get some allies to govern after announcing his intention to form a Government alone? All these questions, and more, answered in this week's podcast.
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