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The third week of monitoring the 2026 Bulgarian general election cycle demonstrates a critical intensification of narrative momentum, shifting from abstract geopolitical threats to a state of active mirroring and institutional warfare . The information environment has reached near-maximum manipulation saturation , with the IWH-FABLE framework recording “High” (2) scores across 10 of 11 analytical dimensions. A sharp rise in the Crisis of Authority (IWH-3) is driven by the presidency’s characterization of the caretaker government as “practically illegitimate” and the framing of institutional oversight as a “hijacking” of the democratic process.