The European Union’s poorest member state is facing a new election on Nov. 14, after inconclusive votes in April and July. Public anger over corruption brought down former centre-right Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, but wrangling and rivalry have prevented his political opponents, the so-called “parties of change”, from forging a parliamentary majority and forming a new government. Appointed by President Rumen Radev as interim ministers in May, Harvard-educated Kiril Petkov, 41, and Assen Vassilev, 44, have gained public recognition for their efforts to uncover graft-prone shortcomings in Borissov’s government.
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