From bodyguard to national saviour
"Boyko will be Prime Minister…" Like all of today's Bulgarian press, Dnevnik's front page features a portrait the mayor of Sofia and leader of the Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) party. On 5 July, GERB won general elections with over 40% of votes. The daily indicates that with the support of the Blue Coalition – another right-wing party tipped to be its coalition partner – GERB will have enough seats to form "a stable government." Borissov, a former bodyguard who presented himself as a candidate to save Bulgaria, has promised to fight widespread political corruption, which prompted the European Commission to freeze several million euros in development funding. However, several NGOs have reported that the Bulgarian elections were once again marked fraud, and in particular, incidents of vote selling.
Two camps, two theories, and two visions of France: 18 years after the massacre of 800,000 Tutsis, the precise role played by Paris is still the subject of heated debate, fueled by the findings of successive criminal investigations.
Agree to new austerity measures or risk being kicked out of the eurozone: that’s the alternative presented to Athens on the day the euro group is meeting. It’s a situation Greek politicians have failed to avoid, regrets To Vima.
At a time when Athens is still involved in debt restructuring negotiations with its private creditors, Neelie Kroes’ recent allusions to a Greek exit from the euro are a sign that European leaders are intent on preparing the terrain for such an eventuality.