The Legacy of Boyko Borisov and the GERB Party - A Study of Press Freedom Violations, Corruption, Human Rights Abuses and Islamophobia in the Republic of Bulgaria

With Bulgaria's right-wing populist government orchestrating rule of law violations in the EU's backyard - including the violation of democracy, media freedom and refugee rights - Bulgaria's political leaders need to improve and reinvent themselves; especially the leader of the ruling GERB Party, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov. Otherwise Bulgaria must be expelled from the European Union; which would give Bulgaria's government the privilege of receiving their marching orders from Moscow again; like in the old days, when Bulgaria was part of the Soviet Union. Critical, but also deeply sensitive and humane, this book explores social scientific and ethical approaches, so that public freedoms can be restored in Bulgaria. Social challenges - such as press freedom violations and political corruption - are also explored in this work; as corruption still highlights one of Bulgaria's main problems; Bulgaria being the most corrupt country in the EU, and also having the lowest score on press freedom in the European Union.