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Day: November 7, 2016

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Bulgaria’s 2016 presidential elections: Roundup, November 7

November 7, 2016November 9, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2016

A week is a long time in politics, and the runup to Bulgaria’s second-round presidential elections on November 13 is

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian elections 2016: Provisional results after 95.2% of ballots processed

November 7, 2016November 9, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2016

With 95.2 per cent of ballots processed, the Central Election Commission said on November 7 that Bulgarian Socialist Party-backed candidate

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Perspectives 

Bulgaria’s presidential election first round: Winners and losers

November 7, 2016November 9, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2016

Some won by not losing. Some gained in spite of losing. And some clearly lost. That’s the sum of the

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Perspectives 

IBNA/Op-Ed: Not a very good year for Bulgarian PM Borissov

November 7, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2016

Every opinion poll in Bulgaria in recent years shows Boiko Borissov’s GERB party as the one with by far the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov defers question of resignation until after presidential election runoff

November 7, 2016November 8, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2016

At an impromptu news conference in the first minutes of November 7, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said that the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Borissov the ghost at Radev’s table

November 7, 2016November 13, 2016 Alex Bivol Bulgaria elections 2016

The biggest star of the election night news conference by Roumen Radev was not the candidate himself, leading in the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Do the votes for the general lead to a general election?

November 7, 2016November 7, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2016

As Bulgarians head for a second-round vote in presidential elections on November 13, the bigger issue is whether the country

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