Chapter 618: The Wind Rises in Bulgaria (Part I)

While Romania's social harmony and economic development were sufficient, its neighbor Bulgaria was in turmoil. The reason is very simple: the pro-Romanian Social Democratic Party won a resounding victory in the elections, and its party chairman, Kerstev, is about to become the new prime minister of Bulgaria.

It is only a matter of time before the Social Democrats win, because there are nearly a million Bulgarians currently working in Romania, and these people and their families are the base of the Social Democrats. They are full of envy for life in Romania, and full of disappointment for the chaotic political situation and depressed economy at home. And the appeal of the ideas preached by the Social Democrats is simply fatal.

However, the hostility of other parties to the Social Democrats prevented it from winning elections on several occasions. And now, as Bulgaria continues to suffer from economic crisis, many people are looking at the Social Democrats. They did not think that Bulgaria could reach the level of Romania under the leadership of the Social Democrats, but it should not get worse. So in the general election in early 1934, the Social Democrats finally won the election, they received 54% of the vote, and they were eligible to form an independent government.

Faced with the fact that the Social Democratic Party wanted to form an independent government, other political parties in Bulgaria strongly opposed it. They all said that the Social Democratic Party was a puppet party in Romania and wanted to annex Bulgaria to Romania (which they guessed). And Kerstev is a traitor in Bulgaria and needs to be expelled from Bulgarian citizenship.

Why did these parties react so much, because the Social Democrats were too well funded compared to other parties. He also advocated that many radical nationalists should be regarded as great enemies, for which Kersteff was assassinated several times.

The most dangerous was when Kerstev was giving a speech in Veliko Tarnovo when a gunman shot him at close range. Fortunately, however, a crowd pushed the gunman and interfered with his shooting, so that the leader of the Social Democratic Party was not killed on the spot. Although Bu Gui saved his life, he also received a bullet in his left arm, which made him suffer pain for many days.

In fact, this also has a lot to do with the Balkan clan tradition of revenge, and even the Bulgarian Communist Party is fond of assassination.

In the first 30 years of the twentieth century, two kings of Serbia and later Yugoslavia were killed, one by the national officer corps and the other by Croatian nationalists. One monarch in Montenegro was deposed, two kings in Greece were deposed three times, and one king was bitten to death by a monkey.

Even Boris III, who had no quarrel with the world, was assassinated.

On April 13, 1925, Boris III went to the Balkans to collect insect specimens with Ilchev, a well-known entomologist from the Royal Museum of Natural History, and was ambushed by gunmen sent by the Bulgarian Communist Party on the way back to the capital the next morning. Boris took the steering wheel, ran over the murderer's foot, and managed to escape.

On the morning of the 15th, Konstantin, the founder of the "League of Officers"? General Georgiev was killed by plainclothes gunmen of the Conservative Communist Party while leading his children out of the church and crossing the road. On the 16th, when the funeral for Georgiev was held in the Cathedral of Holy Worship, a bomb hidden on the roof exploded and the church was blown up. More than 250 bodies were exhumed from the rubble, including the archbishop, the mayor of Sofia, the police inspector and no less than 14 generals.

Boris first attended the funeral of the entomologist and hunting guide, and when he was about to go to the Sacred Worship Cathedral, the explosion had already occurred 15 minutes earlier, and he survived.

After the bombing, the PKP hastened to issue a statement denying that it had anything to do with the terrorist incidents, and then said that the explosion was the personal act of several extremists. However, this argument was of little use to the vengeful officer corps, and the Bulgarian government first proposed the death of Communist prisoners from prison equal to the number of victims in the "Holy Worship Cathedral", and then killed many more Communist suspects without trial.

Leader of the Conservative Communist Party, Georgi? Dimitrov fled to Moscow two years ago, but one of his brothers died in the manhunt. This also made the Bulgarian Communist Party almost lose its presence in Bulgaria, which can be described as a heavy loss.

So compared to other countries in the Balkans, Romanian society is the envy of its peaceful and peaceful society.

However, although the Social Democrats won the election, they still need to be tested if they want to come to power, and the right-wing parties such as the League of Officers and the Link Group are a hurdle. These officers, who had always dreamed of restoring Bulgaria's glory, and their supporters, were wary of the rise of the Social Democrats to power. They feared that the party's coming to power would make Bulgaria a vassal of Romania, which would seriously undermine their national pride.

To this end, Kersteff planned to meet with the leaders of the Officers' League and the Links League to explain his policy to them, so as to reassure both sides. As for King Boris's opinion, it did not matter, and Kersteff had long been dissatisfied with the king's so-called inaction. As the monarch of Bulgaria, he has no confidence in taking responsibility, and the king has to bear at least half of the responsibility for the chaos in Bulgaria.

That's right, that's how Kerstev looked down on Boris III. In his opinion, in the face of domestic turmoil, the king would rather hide in the palace to study his clock machinery than go out of the palace to deal with the situation, which is completely irresponsible.

Look at the wise monarch of Romania, who dealt with government affairs almost every day, if not to inspect the people and visit the army. And have a keen eye to be able to see who is the ultimate winner in a world war. And chose the right time to join in, and the result was a huge reward.

At that time, Bulgaria did not have much difference in territory and population from Romania, but now you can see the importance of a wise monarch to a country. This can not only lead the country to grow and develop, but also improve the self-confidence of the nation. In comparison, Boris III showed complete incompetence in the situation.

That's right, that's how Kersteff thinks of Eder. Because he is fed up with the current chaos in Bulgaria and has lost faith in the future of Bulgaria.

Although the monarch holds great power, the power of his prime minister is pitiful. However, Kerstev would rather have such a monarch in Bulgaria, even if he was a dictator who could make Bulgaria stronger.