A N A LY S E DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS POLIT-BAROMETER Year 23 Issue 4 6 th – 30 th April Boris Popivanov The most realistic alternative to new pre-term elections- a government with the support of GERB and PP-DB- is cur­rently in a state of deadlock. The assassination attempt against the Chief Prosecutor Ivan Geshev is a worrying sign for the international rep­utation of Bulgaria. The draft budget for 2023 highlights a new line of ten­sion between the caretaker cabinet and parliament.