with Dobrinka Parusheva   The Bulgarian Council of Ministers in 1897, with Nayden Benev (first on the left side) and prime-minister Constantin Stoilov (in the middle). They married two cousins, were partners in the law office, and provide an illustrative case of patron-clients relationship with Stoilov being the patron Most of Southeast European states such as … Continue reading #012 – National political elites in the late 19th and early 20th century Balkans