The Economist: Bulgaria continues to fall into the group of “defective democracies” Bulgaria continues to deteriorate and has already moved to the bottom half of the “defective democracies” category.
The Economist Intelligence Unit explains this in its annual ranking of the state of democracy in the world in 2020.
The reason is mainly in the concern for the independence of the judiciary and the freedom of the media, as stated in the September Rule of Law Report by the European Commission. It also says that “the appointment of a prosecutor general who is allegedly linked to the government has provoked mass anti-government …read more
Source:: Novinite
