A N A LY S E DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS POLIT-BAROMETER Year 23 Issue 1 January Boris Popivanov The failure of the 48th Nation­al Assembly has deepened the political crisis in Bulgaria. The political process is con­structed as a clash between the“experienced” and the “good”, ignoring the social agenda. Conditions are being created for a Eurosceptic wave via the tools of direct democracy.