This work sets out to unravel the effects of electoral revolutions which swept across the post-communist region, scrutinizing their impact on socio-economic consolidation. An extensive empirical comparison using qualitative case study is undertaken for two early cases of electoral breakthroughs, Bulgaria and Slovakia. The work investigates in which of three dimensions - political, economic and social - was the contribution of the pivotal elections most crucial. The book argues that while the pivotal elections were clearly a success in a narrow understanding of de-powering illiberal...