Julian Popow on the lack of political choice in Bulgaria

Writer Julian Popov bemoans the lack of clear political positions in Bulgaria: "In the first few years after 1989, the differences between political parties were relatively clear-cut: on the one side were the parties that had been pulling the political strings for decades; on the other those who demanded an end to this political hegemony… But ideas were thin on the ground. The blues were on the right of the political spectrum, the reds on the left, and in the end they merged into one. Without genuine political differentiation there can be no true democracy. The nation has no choice. It's like being in a huge supermarket where all you can buy is either Bulgarian stuffed cabbage or sauerkraut... In the civilised world, there are a lot more nuances between left and right."

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