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Author: Clive Leviev-Sawyer

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Bulgaria’s political crisis: A President in the middle

February 26, 2013May 27, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Rossen Plevneliev

He has been booed and jeered by protesters, called a marionette by a minority party leader and had his ability

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s political crisis: Borissov challenges socialists, MRF to form government

February 25, 2013May 27, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Rossen Plevneliev

Moments after formally turning down the offer to form a government anew, Boiko Borissov challenged the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s new Patriarch offers public prayer for unity of nation

February 24, 2013February 24, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

The newly-elected Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Neofit, offered a public prayer at his enthronement ceremony at Sofia’s Alexander

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Bulgaria News 

Many thousands protest in Bulgarian cities as business, unions join call for Grand National Assembly

February 24, 2013July 10, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Tens of thousands of Bulgarians rallied in street protests in Sofia and several other cities and towns on February 24

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s day of protests, a President, priests and a Patriarch

February 24, 2013February 24, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

To be at the centre of Sofia on Sunday February 24 2013 was to be at the centre of a

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Bulgaria News 

Parliamentary elections possible between mid-April and mid-May, Bulgarian President Plevneliev says

February 22, 2013February 22, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev, speaking after collective consultations with leaders of most of the parties in Parliament, said that it

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian President Plevneliev to meet leaders of parliamentary groups for talks on future government, elections

February 22, 2013February 22, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev was scheduled to hold a meeting with leaders of all parliamentary groups at 2pm on February

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The cathedral church of Alexander Nevsky in the Bulgarian capital city Sofia
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church heads for high noon in election of new Patriarch

February 22, 2013February 22, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

If all goes according to plan, at 11.45am on February 24, the bells of Sofia’s landmark Alexander Nevsky cathedral will

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian President Plevneliev to start political consultations on new government on February 22

February 21, 2013February 21, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

A few hours after Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on February 21 2013 to accept the resignation of Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s

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