A N A LY S E DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS POLIT-BAROMETER Year 23 Issue 3 March 1 st – April 5 th Boris Popivanov The early elections do not point to a clear way out of the political crisis in Bulgaria. The current dilemma remains: “an expert government with broad support” or new early elections. The nationalist“breakthrough” in parliament is serious and has every chance of growing.