How many Times were Diplomatic Relations between Russia and Bulgaria Severed
If we look at history, there are not many cases in which relations between Bulgaria and Russia at the state level were as bad as they are at the moment.
Simeon Will Be Back. And He Knows It
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Simeon Saxe-Coburg (R) is going to great lengths to put Socialist leader Sergey Stanishev comfortably seated as prime minister in a three-government coalition. And with good reason. Photo by Yuliana Nikolova (Sofia News Agency)
By Milena Hristova
Prior to June 25 elections, it was all about whether the former king will become a former prime minister as well. "Can Simeon depart in peace?" asked The Economist shortly after the vote, which saw the king defeated by the Socialists. Nearly two months after the elections frustrated Bulgarians witness the desperate attempts of their statesmen to form a government. And see Simeon going to great lengths to put Socialist leader Sergey Stanishev comfortably seated as prime minister in a three-government coalition that he himself abandoned about a month ago.
But is Simeon really to exit Bulgaria's political arena?
Saxe-Coburg might have learned that blue blood is not a prerequisite for political longevity in Bulgaria, but what we have been knowing all along is that blood is thicker than water.
The former king has always acted more with the shrewdness of a king rather than with the compassion of a statesman who identifies with his people and their concerns. Small wonder his cares for Socialist Stanishev leave both electorate and future coalition partners suspicious!
The figure of the future prime minister turned into a stumbling block for Bulgarian politicians' efforts to form a stable government. (All the more so as they care more about who the next prime minister will be than about whether Bulgaria will accede to the European Union as scheduled in 2007). The unacceptable nomination of Sergey Stanishev drove away the tiniest right-wing party the Bulgarian People's Union and landed the third mandate in the hands of an ethnic Turkish party.
Leaving aside the fact that such a government could be easily challenged in the Constitutional Court, it has been given a beautiful name - a government of the European integration, economic growth and social responsibility.
But the government will hardly live up to its beautiful name.
The bickering political forces, who failed to reach an agreement on the future government for nearly two months, did their best to bring the people's confidence to its lowest. Worse than that, the sense of chaos and instability reigning in the country will not be ended with the formation of a government, born in heavy labor amid haggling and compromises.
Instability is the word that describes best a stillborn government. And this is what Simeon Saxe-Coburg seems to rely on.
An unstable cabinet will be easily blamed on a possible delay in Bulgaria's accession, failure to cope with the damages done by the floods, rising prices and falling investments.
Having learned his lesson about political longevity, Saxe-Coburg probably believes that the government will be live and kicking for no more than a year when he may join the presidential race.
The prospects will be more than bright. His opponent, current President and former Socialist leader Parvanov, will bear the brunt of the people's discontent over the government failure. Making Saxe-Coburg's return on the political arena spectacular.
The worst thing about this scenario is that Bulgarians, although much accustomed to waiting for you-name-it, will have to wait for the government's death after having waited so long for its birth.
But how long will Europe wait for us?
Prior to June 25 elections, it was all about whether the former king will become a former prime minister as well. "Can Simeon depart in peace?" asked The Economist shortly after the vote, which saw the king defeated by the Socialists. Nearly two months after the elections frustrated Bulgarians witness the desperate attempts of their statesmen to form a government. And see Simeon going to great lengths to put Socialist leader Sergey Stanishev comfortably seated as prime minister in a three-government coalition that he himself abandoned about a month ago.
But is Simeon really to exit Bulgaria's political arena?
Saxe-Coburg might have learned that blue blood is not a prerequisite for political longevity in Bulgaria, but what we have been knowing all along is that blood is thicker than water.
The former king has always acted more with the shrewdness of a king rather than with the compassion of a statesman who identifies with his people and their concerns. Small wonder his cares for Socialist Stanishev leave both electorate and future coalition partners suspicious!
The figure of the future prime minister turned into a stumbling block for Bulgarian politicians' efforts to form a stable government. (All the more so as they care more about who the next prime minister will be than about whether Bulgaria will accede to the European Union as scheduled in 2007). The unacceptable nomination of Sergey Stanishev drove away the tiniest right-wing party the Bulgarian People's Union and landed the third mandate in the hands of an ethnic Turkish party.
Leaving aside the fact that such a government could be easily challenged in the Constitutional Court, it has been given a beautiful name - a government of the European integration, economic growth and social responsibility.
But the government will hardly live up to its beautiful name.
The bickering political forces, who failed to reach an agreement on the future government for nearly two months, did their best to bring the people's confidence to its lowest. Worse than that, the sense of chaos and instability reigning in the country will not be ended with the formation of a government, born in heavy labor amid haggling and compromises.
Instability is the word that describes best a stillborn government. And this is what Simeon Saxe-Coburg seems to rely on.
An unstable cabinet will be easily blamed on a possible delay in Bulgaria's accession, failure to cope with the damages done by the floods, rising prices and falling investments.
Having learned his lesson about political longevity, Saxe-Coburg probably believes that the government will be live and kicking for no more than a year when he may join the presidential race.
The prospects will be more than bright. His opponent, current President and former Socialist leader Parvanov, will bear the brunt of the people's discontent over the government failure. Making Saxe-Coburg's return on the political arena spectacular.
The worst thing about this scenario is that Bulgarians, although much accustomed to waiting for you-name-it, will have to wait for the government's death after having waited so long for its birth.
But how long will Europe wait for us?
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