A N A LY S E DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS POLIT-BAROMETER Year 23 Issue 7 July – August Boris Popivanov The government is stabilising under the increasing political influence of GERB and MRF. The tension between the President and the govern­ment determines the political agenda to a very great extent. Disputes related to values, culture and history increas­ingly dominate the media de­bate and polarise society.