2016～2017年，保加利亚政坛仍维持常态化的波动：欧洲发展公民党在总统大选中失利，党主席博里索夫重演了辞职、再当选的戏码，使保政坛在波动中保持相对稳定。对外政策方面，保加利亚继续致力于欧洲—大西洋的发展方向，积极融欧，参与北约在黑海的系列军演，关注西巴尔干国家加入欧盟的进程。随着欧洲一体化进程在中东欧持续推进，保加利亚积蓄了一定的后发优势。2016～2017年，保经济平稳增长，但出生率低，人口负增长、老龄化趋势明显，人才外流严重，增加了保劳动力市场的压力。
From 2016 to 2017，Bulgarian politics has still subjected to ups and downs. A candidate of Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria（GERB）party lost the presidential election. After that，the party leader Boyko Borisov resigned once again and won the parliamentary election in 2017. As a result，Bulgarian politics was relatively stable in spite of fluctuations. In foreign policies，Bulgaria continued its commitment to the European integration，actively took part in NATO’s military exercises in the Black Sea，and followed with interest the accession process of the Western Balkans to EU. As the European integration gained momentum in Central and Eastern Europe，Bulgaria has achieved some late-mover advantages. From 2016 to 2017，Bulgarian economy maintained steady growth，but the birth rate was low and the population was declining. Population aging and brain drain has become more serious，which added pressure on the Bulgarian labor market.
