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Turkey hits back at Bulgaria over elections controversy

March 9, 2017March 11, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2017, Lyutvi Mestan, Turkey

Turkey does not interfere in the internal affairs of any state, the foreign ministry in Ankara said in response to

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Bulgaria 

Borissov: Bulgaria’s new Parliament will be under pressure over referendum results

March 9, 2017March 10, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2017

The National Assembly being elected on March 26 will be under great pressure because of the results of the 2016

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria summons Turkish ambassador over Ankara’s interference in parliamentary elections

March 7, 2017March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Ahmed Dogan, Bulgaria elections 2017, Lyutvi Mestan, Turkey

Turkey’s ambassador in Sofia Süleyman Gökçe was summoned to Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry on March 7 after Turkish cabinet minister Mehmet

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Bulgaria 

Controversy over claims of Turkish role in Bulgaria’s March 2017 elections

March 6, 2017March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2017, Lyutvi Mestan

Controversy is growing over reports of the roles of Turkish officials in Bulgaria’s March 26 2017 early parliamentary elections, including

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria elections 2017: The week that was, March 5

March 5, 2017March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2017, Volen Siderov

With three weeks to go to Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections on March 26, GERB leader Boiko Borissov and Bulgarian Socialist

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2017 elections: Question mark over Borissov – Ninova TV debate

February 28, 2017March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2017, Media

A day ahead of a proposed live television debate between GERB leader Boiko Borissov and Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Kornelia

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Bulgaria 

Deluges of promises and insults unleashed as Bulgarian election campaigns begin

February 27, 2017March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2017

With sideswipes at opponents and waves of promises, Bulgaria’s political parties and coalitions have begun their official campaigns ahead of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2017 elections: Central Election Commission rejects sole bid to supply voting machines

February 25, 2017March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2017

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has rejected the sole bid to rent voting machines to it for the March 26

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2017 parliamentary elections: Battles for the cities shape up

February 22, 2017March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bourgas, Bulgaria elections 2017, Lyutvi Mestan, Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna, Veliko Turnovo, Volen Siderov

With the deadline for political parties and coalitions competing in Bulgaria’s March 26 2017 early parliamentary elections having passed, the

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