Thirty years on, few people in Europe’s former eastern bloc regret the monumental political, social and economic change unleashed by the fall of communism – but at the same time few are satisfied with the way things are now, and many worry for the future.
The characteristic feature of the new system is its elasticity which allows the system to function. Principles, positions, political views and laws are elastic concepts that, instead of defining the framework of acceptable social norms, are adapted to the reality on the ground. Informal dependencies and elasticity are the basis of Bulgaria’s political reality, which is in complete contradiction with the principles of liberal democracy.
Political Analysis by Plamen Asenov.
