Bulgarian's new administration is mainly conservative, and…

Bulgarian's new administration is mainly conservative, and Ferdinand becomes the dominant force in  policy making.

His position grows stronger when Russia finally recognizes him in 1896.

The price for recognition is the conversion of Prince Boris to Orthodoxy from Catholicism.

The Russian attitude has changed for two reasons: Alexander III had died in 1894, and new Turkish massacres have signaled a collapse of the Ottoman Empire that will threaten Russian and Bulgarian interests alike.

In the next twenty years, no strong politician like Stambolov will emerge, and Ferdinand will be able to accumulate power by manipulating factions.

Several liberal and conservative parties, the descendants of the two preliberation groups, will hold power through 1912 in a parliamentary system that seldom functions according to the constitution.

The Bulgarian Social Democratic Party takes its place in the new political order, advocating class struggle, recruiting members from the working class, and organizing strikes.