REUTERS: Recession to End Honeymoon for New Bulgaria Govt
According to the article Bulgaria's new centre-right government commands strong popular support but that backing could evaporate quickly without swift action to purge corruption, reform the judiciary and revive the economy.
Bulgaria News | 06.11.2009 18:12Under the title Recession to end honeymoon for new Bulgaria govt Reuters publishes the opinion if its correspondent in Sofia Anna Moudeva on the first 100 days of the new cabinet and the influence of the continuing crisis on Bulgarians’ expectations. “Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, a tough-talking ex-bodyguard whose GERB party won by a landslide in July's election, has gained praise for slashing spending and dismissing hundreds of customs officers and taxmen to reduce graft and hit smuggling”, the article reads. “But more sweeping reforms are needed in the inefficient public administration and courts. Analysts say Borissov and his cabinet have until early next year to deliver on promises”, Anna Moudeva comments. She cites Kiril Avramov of Political Capital think-tank saying: “Seventy percent of Bulgarians fall in love quickly but also fall out of love quickly. I hope they (the government) are aware this can happen to them, too, particularly if there are economic problems”.
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