🇧🇬 Bulgarian elections megathread (next up: European and National (?) Parliament 09 June 2024)

[Antonio the Sixth]

Apologies for the ignorant questions, but what are the main parties' positions on military aid to Ukraine and sanctions on Russia, and what does that mean for the likely future government?

[Antonio the Sixth]

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I see. So the most pro-Putin parties would be, in this order, Vazrazhdane, BV, and BSP?

[Antonio the Sixth]

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I see. So the most pro-Putin parties would be, in this order, Vazrazhdane, BV, and BSP?

Yup. But this order applies to the party leadership; among the actual voters it's Vazrazhdane, BSP and BV. And I would say that (the few) BSP voters under 30 are generally more pro-Putin than their Vazrazhdane counterparts, who are more nihilistic than pro-anything. A friend who is in his mid-20s said something which rings true, although my sample size is very limited: 'Most Bulgarian Gen Z follow the same path: Nazi at 14 -> Communist at 16 -> regular alcoholic by 20 at the latest'.

Oh boy. Well, I guess that does explain a lot about your election results.

Either way I'm mostly focused on the leadership, since they're the ones who will be making policy. How would you rate the probability of each of these parties ending up in the government coalition?

[Antonio the Sixth]

Thanks. Very informative.

It sounds like Bulgaria is engulfed in a serious political crisis with no end in sight. Best of luck dealing with that.