In the foreseeable future, the political situation in the country will be developing mostly under the impact of the activities launched by the new Bulgarian government. This will predetermine the relations both between the governing party and the opposition, on the one hand, and among the right-wing parties, which so far have pledged their support to the govern­ing GERB Party, on the other. Over the coming months, Boiko Borissov will strive to consolidate around himself the legislative and executive branches of power, and this will make it possible for him to implement those political reforms, which the GERB Party announced to be the priorities of its political programme. What is also important for GERB is to score success at the local by-elections for Mayor of Sofia Municipality, which will be yet another proof of the su­periority of the party over all the other political formations in the country. Having sustained a heavy loss at the July general elections, the BSP is currently torn apart by deepening conflicts. The various groups of influ­ence in the party are waging a battle for the political leadership. The of­ficial reason for this in-fighting is the future of the party, including its new political image and ideological vision.