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http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20210305-154130-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/covid-19-in-autocratic-bulgaria/ COVID-19 in Autocratic Bulgaria - How the Anti-Corruption Protests Temporarily Limited the Abuse of Questionable Legislation Vassileva, Radosveta eng 2021-03-05 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Bulgaria COVID 19 Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 In a prior article, I explained how the Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov was using the COVID-19 emergency in spring 2020 as an opportunity to implement measures curtailing fundamental rights and solidifying his autocracy. Subsequently, Borissov’s GERB party enacted questionable amendments to the Law on Health permitting the executive to usurp powers traditionally conferred onto Parliament in Bulgaria’s constitutional order.