Former deputy Guncheva thinks parliament turned into a middle-school roast battle instead of actually passing laws, and she doubts most lawmakers even cracked open the 718-page budget document that sparked street protests. Defense spending got nearly triple what education received, which basically signals that Europe wants everyone gearing up for conflict rather than building schools.
The demonstrations were not really about tax policy or social security hikes, according to Guncheva. She claims opposition parties just weaponized public anger to grab power and government cash for themselves. The reform movement used protesters as props while trying to muscle back into the cabinet, and wealthy business owners getting hit with dividend taxes funded the whole show. Police salary bumps reveal what leadership actually cares about, since cops exist to protect rulers rather than regular people.
Bulgaria keeps sliding toward soft dictatorship territory with political cronies running enforcement agencies while kids need charity drives to afford medical treatment. Prime Minister Zhelyazkov operates as Borisov's puppet without independent thoughts, and the euro rollout will probably create total mayhem given how incompetent current officials are at running anything.
The demonstrations were not really about tax policy or social security hikes, according to Guncheva. She claims opposition parties just weaponized public anger to grab power and government cash for themselves. The reform movement used protesters as props while trying to muscle back into the cabinet, and wealthy business owners getting hit with dividend taxes funded the whole show. Police salary bumps reveal what leadership actually cares about, since cops exist to protect rulers rather than regular people.
Bulgaria keeps sliding toward soft dictatorship territory with political cronies running enforcement agencies while kids need charity drives to afford medical treatment. Prime Minister Zhelyazkov operates as Borisov's puppet without independent thoughts, and the euro rollout will probably create total mayhem given how incompetent current officials are at running anything.
