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Author: Clive Leviev-Sawyer

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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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Bulgaria’s 2017 elections: A wealth of promises of wealth

February 16, 2017March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2017

If anyone believes the promises of sundry parties ahead of Bulgaria’s March 2017 early parliamentary elections, they must already be

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A Bulgarian tale: Of Elin Pelin, the will of the people, fascism, the bogeyman and a small-town mayor

February 14, 2017March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Europe migrant crisis

When Ivailo Simeonov was a candidate for election as mayor of the Bulgarian town of Elin Pelin in 2015, his

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Bulgaria’s 2017 elections: There’s even a Coalition of the Dissatisfied

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

Eighteen parties and nine coalitions have applied to the Central Election Commission for registration to take part in Bulgaria’s March

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Bulgaria’s 2017 elections: Government approves extra spending for machine voting – but sum not known

February 8, 2017March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2017

Bulgaria’s caretaker Cabinet has approved extra spending on the country’s March 2017 early parliamentary elections to enable machine voting at

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Hristo Ivanov’s ‘Yes Bulgaria’ scrambles for signatures to stay in March 2017 elections

February 7, 2017March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2017, judiciary

At key points in Sofia on February 7, volunteers from former justice minister Hristo Ivanov’s “Yes Bulgaria” asked passersby for

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Bulgarian Socialist Party puts 12-year term limit on its members of Parliament

February 5, 2017March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2017

At a two-day congress, the Bulgarian Socialist Party adopted rule changes including limiting its MPs to no more than 12

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Bulgaria’s March 2017 elections: Welcome to the machine

February 2, 2017March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2017

Bulgarian government officials are at pains to issue assurances that the March 2017 parliamentary elections will succeed in spite of

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Bulgarian President Radev: Strengthening Nato should be ‘hand-in-hand’ with deepening political dialogue with Russia

January 31, 2017March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Nato, Roumen Radev, Russia

The increase of the defensive deterrence posture of Nato should go hand-in-hand with deepening political dialogue with Russia, to avoid

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