A reformist prime minister takes over in Bulgaria
Alongside a fellow new broom
IN 2021 BULGARIANS voted in three general elections and a presidential one. They ended 12 years of domination by Boyko Borisov, a bull-necked former bodyguard whose period in power saw incomes rise, the population fall and lurid tales of corruption proliferate. But it was only this week that a new coalition government finally took the reins of power. Make way for “the Harvards”, the political pairing now performing a double act.
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “Here come the Harvards”
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