A N A LY S E DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS POLIT-BAROMETER Year 22 Issue 6 June 2022 Boris Popivanov Bulgarian-Russian relations are stretched to the limit with potentially serious repercus­sions for politics and the economy of the country. The political crisis in the coun­try points either to a short­term unstable cabinet or to pre-term elections in the early autumn. The tension between the President and the leading party remains a key axis of the political debate.