Bulgarian politics: where is the hope?

Malgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat interviews Vladimir Mitev about current Bulgarian politics: the expected parliamentary and presidential elections on 14th November 2021, the inability of Bulgarian parliament to form a government, the rise of president Rumen Radev. Vladimir observes that Bulgaria is an oligarchy, with the agenda of businessmen and not the one of people dominating in political and media life. Also, he notes that Bulgaria is not an island and the international contradictions seem to be getting interiorised by Bulgarian socety: Biden-ists vs. Trumpists, open strategic autonomy of the EU against euroatlanticism in the EU, etc. Vladimir also makes a few observations and conclusions about the Bulgarian society: how intrigues and plots are not clearly articulated publicy, but people are aware what do they and their opponents stand for ("Everything is secret and everything is known). He also discusses about what might bring hope, dynamics, change in Bulgarian society. In his view internationalisation, adoption of international standards and moving away from the social model, based on in-groups can offer hope.