@misc{Pieńkowski_Jakub._Bulgaria_2021.06.16, author={Pieńkowski, Jakub.}, copyright={The Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)}, address={Warsaw}, howpublished={online}, year={2021.06.16}, publisher={The Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)}, language={eng}, abstract={On 12 May, President Rumen Radev dissolved the National Assembly, elected a month earlier, and scheduled new elections for 11 July. Anti-establishment parties may do even better then the last elections in April when their success interrupted a decade of rule by the Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) party of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov. GERB's credibility continues to decline as a result of disclosed abuses and U.S. sanctions on oligarchs associated with it. If the new parties form a stable coalition, they may undertake reforms to bring Bulgaria closer to membership in the Schengen area, which is supported by Poland.}, type={file}, title={Bulgaria Prepares for New Elections}, keywords={Bułgaria, wybory parlamentarne, sytuacja wewnętrzna}, }