Once it is confirmed he has given way, they will see their way to prying wide open the cracked edifice of his police state. Bulgaria Many papers comment on Bulgaria today in the wake of yesterday's news that Bulgaria's ruling party has agreed to hold early parliamentary elections by the end of this year. The crisis is an economic and financial one caused by political impotence An editorial in the paper warns that Bulgaria cannot afford to lose any more time if it is to rescue its ruined economy. A caretaker government is required urgently if default is to be averted. It must be introduced and made to work.
Elections can then follow.
The fortunes of former Communists are declining The paper says that recent events in the Balkans signal a tilting of the balance against ex-Communists in Central and Eastern Europe. Nevertheless it is possible to conclude that electorates in the former Soviet satellites, while nervous about rapid economic reform, are not prepared to tolerate the gross inefficiency that atavistic economic policies inevitably produce. That should give heart to the reformers and their supporters in the West. Inc. All Rights Reserved.