The euphoria of the election night is long gone and just about everyone has got to grips with the idea that Boiko Borissov will be Bulgaria’s next prime minister. Even his predecessor, Sergei Stanishev, has managed to overcome the daze he was in on July 5, when television cameras focused on his shell-shocked visage.

What has also become clear over the past weeks is how Borissov plans to govern, although in his particular case, the correct verb might be "to rule". It will be his way or the highway, and he promised there would plenty of those by the end of his term, though I digress.

Both with potential allies and within his party, Borissov has made it clear that his word will be final. In a way it makes sense, for without him there would be no party and who knows what the "viable alternative" to the outgoing coalition would have been. And clearly it meshes well with the desire that many Bulgarians have for a strongman to fix all of Bulgaria’s problems in one swoop.

One observer, describing the results of the election, said that it was one big majoritarian vote for Borissov, since his name carried the day for completely unknown nominees running for majoritarian seats. Borissov won it and will now have to meet lofty expectations in rooting out corruption and favouritism, all against the background of economic recession.

For some commentators, the authoritarian streak he displayed in his statements is a sign of worse things to come, but judging by the comments pages on news websites, many Bulgarians are willing to overlook that for now and give Borissov some time in office, at least the proverbial 100-days honeymoon, before passing judgment.

For some, it is the acceptance of the new saviour, for others – the lesser evil.

Thinking of Borissov as the lesser evil is making me slip a step back into depression, rather than help me accept the outcome easier. His statements so far lead me to believe that he is more likely to prove willful rather than strong-willed. His directness and bluntness – not so much a function of his calling-things-what-they-are approach as arrogance bred from scaling ever loftier heights. The ease with which he usually finds someone else to blame for his disappointments is disheartening considering how much his government will have to do.

But then again, there is not much choice right now than accept the situation as it is. In the words of Neil Gaiman: Never mind. There. For good or bad. It’s done.