Why was Mareshki so important for Marine Le Pen?
By Georgi Gotev Vesselin Mareshki, leader of the populist party Volya, was chosen by Marine Le Pen as her partner in Bulgaria, a country she visited twice in the run-up to the European elections. As…
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Bulgarian far-right party threatens to shoot journalists in a pre-EU election video
By Krassen Nikolov The far-right pro-Russian party Vazrazhdane (Renaissance) ended its election campaign with a video, posted on its Facebook account that threatens journalists to be shot. The video contains a scene from ‘The Servant…
Fact check: Will Marine Le Pen help Bulgaria become richer?
By Georgi Gotev and Aline Robert Vesselin Mareshki, the Bulgarian partner of Marine Le Pen’s National Rally, said that the present “bureaucratic” EU was keeping down Bulgaria as a second-class member state, while Marine Le…
How young people could change the future of Europe
By Quincy Hanzen, US student, AUBG Blagoevgrad The results of the European Parliament elections could lead to an increased representation of right-wing, populist leaders. Populist parties such Italy’s The League, backed by Prime Minister Matteo…
EU should promote its core values more actively, especially by campaigns targeting the youth
By Simona Tarpova, Student at the American University in Bulgaria. simona.dim.tarpova@gmail.com As a student who double-majors in Political Science and International Relations as well as European Studies I am interested in the comparative political context…
Will anti-migrant views dominate in the upcoming EU elections?
By Tiffany Dang, US student, AUBG Blagoevgrad In 2015, the EU was faced with a migrant crisis due to a major influx of migrants from the Middle East and Africa. Migrants from these regions flooded…
Patriotic games, Bulgaria-style
One of the leading questions hanging in the balance of the European elections in Bulgaria, aside from the future of the current government, is how the nationalist and far-right parties will settle their differences. The…
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