A monologue distributed between two buildings.
In constitutional law textbooks, the separation of powers is a sacred postulate. We have “Dondukov” 1, we have “Dondukov” 2. We have a prime minister whose role is to govern the country day-to-day, and a president who is supposed to be a non-partisan arbiter, balancer, and corrective. This, however, is only on paper. In the reality of today’s political scene, we are witnessing an unprecedented phenomenon that we can simply call “The Merger of Institutions.” The former president (Radev) and current prime minister (Radev), and the former vice president (Yotova) and current president (Yotova) speak on everything in one voice.
When the former president moved into the prime minister’s chair and his loyal former vice president took the state helm at “Dondukov” 2, many expected institutional logic to prevail over personal ties. A healthy tension was anticipated. Instead, we got a politically synchronized duet in which the two leaders speak on everything in one voice — with the same intonation, shared talking points, and a frightening unanimity.
