When Rolkov and others were cursing the Bulgarian government, there was also a group of people in Pleven who were cursing the government. However, unlike Rolkov and others, they were farmers, they were members of the Bulgarian Social Democratic Party.
"What the hell is the government doing now? It's allowing the economy to collapse. Andrei Repchev is still wondering whether he wants to continue to be prime minister, but he's doing nothing about it."
The speaker was Rilchev, the Propaganda Minister of the Bulgarian Social Democratic Party. He was extremely dissatisfied with what the current Bulgarian government was doing, so he cursed the government loudly in the party gathering.
"Look at it more openly, Rilchev. On the other hand, if you think about it, this will at least allow our party to play a more effective role in facing the voters. In fact, it is not just our party, but other parties are dissatisfied with the ruling Democratic Alliance."
The person who spoke was the party chairman Kerstev. He saw that Rilchev's scolding was a bit excessive, so he opened his mouth to dissuade him.
The members of the Bulgarian Social Democratic Party are a new political party. The party was founded in 1922. It was first active in the northeastern region of Bulgaria and has only recently promoted their ideas across the country. Their slogan is to let every family have food.
Bread and milk (is this familiar? Someone copied it).
This slogan has allowed the party to expand rapidly in the past two years, and its votes in parliamentary elections have also increased from 150,000 (5.2%) votes two years ago to 600,000 (21%) currently. And the party’s
The political proposition is to rely on the economic development of neighboring Romania to protect Bulgaria and then reform the current chaotic economic situation in Bulgaria.
Moreover, the party adopts a hostile attitude towards Greece, which currently has a conflict of interest with Bulgaria. Because the party's slogan is that Bulgaria cannot bear the result of losing its access to the Mediterranean Sea, and Bulgaria needs to restore its sovereignty over Salonika.
To put it simply, the party's idea is to defect to Romania and fight against Greece. The fact that such a party, which looks a bit like a running dog of Romania, still attracts so many votes has a lot to do with Bulgaria's external environment. Looking at the regions,
Bulgaria has four neighboring countries, but unfortunately all five neighboring countries have had wars with Bulgaria before. Since Russia changed its color, Bulgaria has been lacking foreign aid (or big brother).
Which of the four neighboring countries can serve as Bulgaria's foreign aid? First of all, Turkey needs to be excluded. Mainly because of its historical and religious reasons, Bulgaria cannot cooperate with Turkey, even if the two countries share a common enemy, Greece.
Then Greece was ruled out as an enemy, because Greece took away all of Bulgaria's Mediterranean coast after World War I, turning Bulgaria into a Black Sea country. In addition, there was a conflict with Bulgaria in 1926.
As for this conflict, it’s funny to say that Greece claimed that one of their dogs ran into Bulgaria and asked soldiers to enter Bulgaria for search. Faced with Greece’s unreasonable request, Bulgaria naturally refused. So Greece issued an ultimatum, asking Bulgaria to agree to its request.
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The next operation of the Bulgarian government was confusing. It first rejected the ultimatum. But then it felt that fighting over a dog and then detonating the Balkan conflict was not worth the gain. So Prime Minister Alexander Zhankov ordered the Bulgarian army to only conduct symbolic resistance.
Everything awaits the verdict of the League of Nations (also known as a dog's war).
This state of fighting or not fighting, and talking but not talking, naturally led to the attack of the Greek army. Greece attacked until the outskirts of the border city of Petrich, and then stopped under the order of the League of Nations. The final result was Bulgaria.
A compensation of US$45,000 was paid for the lost dog. The money was not much, but the humiliation was unacceptable to the Bulgarians. So in 1927, the Prime Minister Alexander Zhankov was ousted and took over
This is Andrei Repchev.
As for Yugoslavia, although they are all Slavs, Bulgaria's relationship with them is not harmonious. Moreover, the country focuses all its attention on France and does not have any friendly actions towards Bulgaria.
So currently the only country Bulgaria can contact is Romania.
Moreover, the economic ties between Bulgaria and Romania are very close. The food that Bulgaria needs to import basically comes from Romania. Moreover, it has become a trend for Bulgarians to work in Romania. Many people have the most intuitive feeling about the strength of Romania. Therefore, it also allows them to return to Romania.
Afterwards, Bulgarians were full of praise for the development of Romania, and the spontaneous propaganda of these people also made the local Bulgarians have a good impression of Romania. After all, the gap between the two is too big to be competitive.
Folk opinions mean that the middle and upper classes in Bulgaria cannot turn a blind eye to this. Moreover, they are more knowledgeable and have a sharp contrast with the previous development of the two countries.
After all, at the end of the 19th century, the gap between the two countries was not obvious. By the time before World War I, Romania's rapid development had left Bulgaria behind. And the two Balkan wars severely damaged Bulgaria's vitality and completely pulled it apart.
The gap between the two countries has widened. The Bulgarians, who were on the wrong side in the First World War, could only watch their neighbors devouring the jealously rich spoils, while they themselves needed to cut their own flesh and blood to stop their losses.
So at that time, many people were reflecting on the importance of a wise monarch to the country. They also regretted not being able to invite Carol I to serve as King of Bulgaria.
However, this sentiment is gradually fading as time goes by. After all, everyone has to look forward, and there is no such thing as regret. It’s just that the outbreak of the economic crisis has made this voice come out again. But this time it’s not the case.
I regret not being able to invite Carol I, but why not choose another monarch.
The emergence of such voices represents the public's dissatisfaction with the current Bulgarian royal family and government. They are afraid of comparison in everything. Look at how wise the monarchs of neighboring countries are, and then look at the performance of their own monarchs. No wonder such voices are heard.
Who makes the current King Boris III of Bulgaria not interested in politics? Instead, the greatest joy in life is driving a train, followed by studying the mechanical structure of clocks. So much so that the drivers of the "Orient Express" traveling across the European continent were warned by the railway company that the train was in Bulgaria.
When driving within the country, the king is not allowed to approach the cab.
Although this apolitical attitude helps it escape political disputes, it has disappointed many people. As the saying goes, be afraid of comparison in everything.
The growth of the Bulgarian Social Democratic Party is a reflection of this voice. Of course, a little bit of funding will also help to grow and develop.
