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Day: March 23, 2017

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Bulgarian President Radev responds to Erdoğan: ‘Bulgaria does not give or accept lessons on democracy’

March 23, 2017March 24, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2017, Lyutvi Mestan, Roumen Radev, Turkey

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has responded to a call by his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for the country to

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Bulgaria’s March 2017 parliamentary elections: Factfile

March 23, 2017March 27, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2017

Bulgaria’s voters go to the polls on March 26 2017 in ahead-of-term elections for the 44th National Assembly, the country’s

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Clocks change in Bulgaria to summer daylight saving time on March 26 2017

March 23, 2017March 26, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Summer daylight saving time starts in Bulgaria on March 26 2017 at 3am, when clocks must be adjusted forward an

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Bulgaria elections 2017: Daily roundup, March 23

March 23, 2017March 24, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2017, Kornelia Ninova, Lyutvi Mestan, Turkey, Volen Siderov

With just a day left to campaigning ahead of Bulgaria’s March 26 parliamentary elections, political party leaders were making their

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Bulgaria’s 2017 elections: As campaigns end, Borissov’s GERB has very narrow lead over BSP – Alpha Research

March 23, 2017March 24, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2017, Kornelia Ninova, Lyutvi Mestan

Boiko Borissov’s GERB has 31.7 per cent support and Kornelia Ninova’s Bulgarian Socialist Party 29.1 per cent, according to the

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Bulgaria elections 2017: Passport or ID card gets voters free bus rides from Turkey to Kurdzhali – report

March 23, 2017March 24, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Ahmed Dogan, Bulgaria elections 2017, Lyutvi Mestan, Turkey

More than 20 buses arrived from Turkey in a single day in the southern Bulgarian town of Kurdzhali, with passengers

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