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Author: Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Perspectives World 

Bokova: I’m still in the UN race

September 29, 2016September 30, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Irina Bokova, Kristalina Georgieva

Irina Bokova has become Bulgaria’s irascible and annoying ex that just won’t go away, the irritating loudmouth who clings to

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Bulgaria World 

Kristalina Georgieva: Bulgaria’s nomination in UN race a great honour

September 28, 2016September 29, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Irina Bokova, Kristalina Georgieva

European Commission Vice-President Kristalina Georgieva has described the Bulgarian government’s decision to nominate her as its candidate in the race

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Bulgaria World 

Bulgaria’s Georgieva takes unpaid leave from European Commission for UN race

September 28, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Irina Bokova, Kristalina Georgieva

European Commission Vice-President Kristalina Georgieva will take unpaid leave from the Commission during October 2016 after Bulgaria’s government named her

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Plevneliev calls for backing for Georgieva in UN race

September 28, 2016September 29, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Irina Bokova, Kristalina Georgieva, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has called on all Bulgarian politicians to rise above party interests and personal biases to back

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s dumping of Bokova for Georgieva in UN race sparks political row

September 28, 2016September 29, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Irina Bokova, Kristalina Georgieva

The opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party has described as a “disgrace” the September 28 decision by the Bulgarian government to transfer

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Bulgaria World 

Bulgarian government nominates Kristalina Georgieva to be UN Secretary-General

September 28, 2016September 29, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Irina Bokova, Kristalina Georgieva

The Bulgarian government is nominating its European Commission Vice-President Kristalina Georgieva for the post of United Nations Secretary-General, Prime Minister

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Bulgaria World 

Bokova sees ‘no serious reason’ to quit UN Secretary-General race

September 28, 2016September 29, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Irina Bokova, Kristalina Georgieva

The Bulgarian candidate to be the next UN Secretary-General, Irina Bokova, says that she sees “no serious reason” to withdraw

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Perspectives World 

The Clinton-Trump first debate: Between the gullible and the fact-checkers

September 27, 2016September 28, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

The September 26 first debate between presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump was a field day for fact-checkers, arguably

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Bulgaria World 

Guterres again leads in UN vote as Bulgarian Bokova drops even further

September 26, 2016September 28, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Irina Bokova, Kristalina Georgieva

Portugal’s former prime minister and former head of the UN Commission for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, topped the UN Security Council

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