Politics Political 2020: Protests and loss of confidence in political parties
Upcoming elections amidst pandemic make any forecasts for 2021 extraordinarily difficult published on 12/23/20 3:03 PM
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Amidst the pandemic and its impact at all levels in this country, 2020 will be remembered for the widespread popular protests against the government. Having been triggered by, among other events, a specialized operation by the prosecutor’s office inside the presidency in July, the protests, headed by three organizers dubbed the
“toxic trio” highlighted a desire for a change of the model of governance. Five months later the energy of the protest has fizzled out, and many of the protesters seem to be disappointed with the way the “toxic trio” – a lawyer (Nikolay Hadjigenov), a PR expert (Arman Babikyan) and a sculptor (Prof. Velislav Minekov) handled the citizen discontent. Though it failed to gain the critical mass to bring