Bulgaria After the Vote: Why Georgi Kandev’s Position Matters

Georgi Kandev has been acting Secretary General of Bulgaria’s Ministry of Interior for barely two months, yet his name is already being discussed as a possible permanent choice for the post under the next regular government. His public profile grew rapidly during the April parliamentary elections, when the Interior Ministry launched large-scale operations against vote buying and election violations. One of the phrases that made Kandev widely recognizable was his appeal to police officers: “Colleagues, don’t go home....