Daniel Lorer is a Bulgarian MP, and former minister of innovation, who writes regularly on the European political economy and institutional change.WebsiteLinkedInRSS Feed
France, Germany, Italy, Bulgaria: how ‘grand coalition’ centrism actually breeds extremesTrouble starts when the centrist parties begin to sound alike. When moderate left and moderate right converge into a governing centre, voters lose real choice within the system. When democracy loses its internal opposition, it begins producing external opposition. This is the consensus trap.
