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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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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: 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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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2016 elections: Daily roundup, November 4

November 4, 2016November 4, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2016

On the final day of Bulgaria’s official month-long election campaign period ahead of the November 2016 presidential elections, a question

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2016 elections: Tsacheva 27.9%, Radev 22.4% – Exacta Research Group

November 4, 2016November 4, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2016

With two days to go to Bulgaria’s presidential elections, Exacta Research Group said that its latest poll showed GERB candidate

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria elections 2016: Tsacheva 26.3%, Radev 22.5% – Alpha Research poll

November 3, 2016November 4, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2016

Results of an Alpha Research poll released on November 3, three days before Bulgaria’s 2016 presidential elections, show a tight

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2016 elections: Daily roundup, November 3

November 3, 2016November 4, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2016

Torchlight political processions do not have the most fortunate associations given the history of Europe in the 20th century, but

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Bulgaria’s 2016 elections: Daily roundup, November 2

November 2, 2016November 4, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2016

November 2 left Bulgaria’s 21 presidential candidates with just three days, counting Wednesday itself, to persuade the electorate to support

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2016 elections: Daily roundup, November 1

November 1, 2016November 3, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2016

With five days to go before Bulgaria’s November 6 presidential elections, there seems scant to no chance that voters will

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