The starting point is that in the past two years, there have been five parliamentary elections in this country without a stable government. If now, the two politically opposed factions, which are as if they could never get along, cannot form a coalition government, then voters will have to hold another election soon.
Former European Commissioner Mariya Gabriel is expected to become one of Bulgaria's two rotating prime ministers .
This political experiment has attracted attention both inside and outside Bulgaria. Domestic public opinion is concerned about the sustainability of such an agreement. Externally, especially the EU, is concerned because one of the two factions negotiating the formation of a government is very pro-Russian. The irony here is that the enormous domestic political pressure is forcing the two factions to form a coalition government, but this coalition government will be under equally enormous pressure from the EU and NATO, of which Bulgaria is a member.
The very fact that this political experiment has taken place in Bulgaria shows that the country is deeply divided within its political and social sphere. The idea is not to achieve the best possible outcome, but to avoid the worst for Bulgaria. But at the same time, the fact that two fiercely opposed factions can now travel together shows that political parties must rely on each other to survive and reach power. In this respect, Bulgaria is not outside the general trend that has been evident for many years in Europe.
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