A N A LY S E DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS POLIT-BAROMETER Year 22 Issue 7 July-August 2022 The pre-election campaign in Bulgaria begins under the cir­cumstances of the dilemma for or against relations with the Russian gas giant Gazprom. Boris Popivanov The possibility of a long presi­dential rule is entering the political debate. For the second successive elections, the main political battle is shaping up to be be­tween GERB and“We Con­tinue the Change”.