
Bulgaria’s national and international political contradictions revolve around corruption and the rule of law
Vladimir Mitev
This article was published at the English section of the Bulgarian site “The Barricade”.
Bulgarian judiciary has been at the center of political talks and clashes for more than 9 months since the protests began in the summer of 2020. They erupted after prosecutors stormed the president’s office, searching the office of an employee close to Rumen Radev. The protests had, among other things, an anti-corruption agenda and an explicit accusation against the chief prosecutor Ivan Geşev that he is acting in a corrupt way, benefiting the oligarchy, represented by the businessman from the Movement for Rights and Freedoms party Delean Peevski. Following the protests, the president demanded the resignations of Geshev and Prime Minister Boiko Borisov and initiated several talks and actions related to judicial reform. At the same time, the organization Justice for All reminded of its vision of judicial reform, which will limit the prerogatives of the chief prosecutor and strengthen the power of judges in the judiciary.
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