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Month: October 2026

Europe 

European Union leaders congratulate Student List on victory in Serbia’s parliamentary elections

October 26, 2026October 26, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Serbia

European Union leaders have congratulated Student List on its victory in Serbia’s October 25 parliamentary elections. Before results were official,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: Yotova on the defensive over close first-round contest with Gyurov

October 25, 2026October 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026, Iliana Yotova, Russia, Ukraine

Opinion polls after voting ended in the first round of Bulgaria’s 2026 regular presidential elections have left incumbent President Iliana

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: Emboldened Gyurov throws down gauntlet to Yotova

October 25, 2026October 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026, Iliana Yotova, Russia, Ukraine

Emboldened by opinion polling results at the close of the October 25 first round of Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections, Andrei

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: Yotova 35.3%, Gyurov 32.4% – exit poll

October 25, 2026November 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026, Iliana Yotova

In the October 25 vote in Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections, incumbent head of state Iliana Yotova got 35.3 per cent

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: Voter turnout on October 25 appears set for record low

October 25, 2026October 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

By the late afternoon on October 25 2026, voter turnout in Bulgaria’s presidential elections appeared headed to a record low

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Bulgaria 

Voting underway in Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections

October 25, 2026October 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

Voting is underway in Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections, after polling stations opened at 7am on October 25. Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential

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Bulgaria 

Autumn 2026 Plovdiv Jazz Fest being held from November 6 to 8

October 24, 2026November 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

International stars will feature in the autumn 2026 Plovdiv Jazz Fest, being held at the city’s Boris Christoff House of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry proposes ships, fighter pilots be allowed to shoot down drones without awaiting orders

October 24, 2026October 24, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry is proposing legislative amendments that will give navy ship commanders and fighter pilots the right to shoot

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Bulgaria 

Slavi Binev, controversial businessman and former politician, shot dead in Sofia

October 24, 2026October 24, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Slavi Binev, a controversial business person and former member of the European Parliament and of the National Assembly, was shot

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