The Parliamentary Ombudsman in the Field of Application of Count- er-Democracy

Referred to by the protest civil activity, the ombudsman institution proves that it can be an effective mediator between civil activities and state institutions. Efficiency, which is expressed in preventing the escalation of conflicts between governing and civil society. The institution of the ombudsman provides an op- portunity to exercise civic participation and becomes one of the instruments for the inclusion of citizens in the decision-making process, in some cases much more effective than other forms that exist legislatively in Bulgaria.