Bulgaria’s Main Parties to Form Government in Bid to End Chaos
- The chaos has hamstrung Bulgaria’s euro area, Schengen bids
- Parties reach deal on cabinet despite wiretaps, legal fallout
A demonstration in support of the government in front of the Bulgarian Parliament in Sofia in June 2022.
Photographer: Nikolay Doychinov/AFP/Getty Images
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Bulgaria’s main political parties agreed to form a joint government, seeking to end three years of political deadlock that hamstrung the nation’s bid to join Europe’s single currency and move forward much-needed judicial reform.
Former Prime Minister Kiril Petkov’s party will lead a cabinet alongside the conservative party under long-time ex-Premier Boyko Borissov. The political archrivals overcame deep ideological divisions and a last-minute fallout over a wiretapping dispute to produce a coalition to carry through measures that have been stalled by the turmoil.