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Author: Clive Leviev-Sawyer

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MRF protests at Borissov’s allegation that Dogan ordered his assassination

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

Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) leader Lyutvi Mestan has protested “categorically” at an allegation by Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria’s outgoing

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Bulgaria News 

Moments after resignation accepted, Borissov hits the campaign trail – symbolically

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

Boiko Borissov began his campaign to get his job as Prime Minister back just moments after his government’s resignation was

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s Parliament votes to accept resignation of Boiko Borissov’s government

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

Bulgaria’s unicameral Parliament voted on February 21 2013 by 209 votes to five with one abstention to accept the resignation

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Bulgaria News Perspectives 

Bulgaria’s political crisis and the next election: Who will win?

February 20, 2013June 20, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Call it an emotional reflex, a calculated political gamble, a calling of a bluff or a step taken in panic,

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Bulgaria Europe News 

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov announces resignation of government: Latest updates

February 20, 2013May 22, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said in Parliament on February 20 2013 that he would file the resignation of his

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian PM will do anything to keep power, socialists say, while electricity protesters continue campaign

February 19, 2013February 19, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Sergei Stanishev, leader of the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party, says that the measures announced by Prime Minister Boiko Borissov on

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Bulgaria News 

Question mark over whether Borissov’s move on electricity will end protests

February 19, 2013February 19, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

In the first hours after Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s news conference announcing his plan to cut electricity prices and

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Bulgarian Foreign Minister briefs EU counterparts on Bourgas Airport investigation

February 18, 2013June 2, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bourgas terrorist attack, Nikolai Mladenov

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolai Mladenov briefed his European Union counterparts on February 18 2013 on Bulgaria’s investigation that found a

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian President Plevneliev speaks out on recent wave of mass protests

February 18, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev said on February 18 2013 that he was “not indifferent” to the nationwide mass civil protests

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