Man arrested after candidate MP assaulted in central Sofia
Emil Jassim, a candidate MP for former justice minister Hristo Ivanov’s Yes Bulgaria coalition, was assaulted in central Sofia on
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Bulgarian President Radev responds to Erdoğan: ‘Bulgaria does not give or accept lessons on democracy’
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has responded to a call by his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for the country to
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Bulgaria’s March 2017 parliamentary elections: Factfile
Bulgaria’s voters go to the polls on March 26 2017 in ahead-of-term elections for the 44th National Assembly, the country’s
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Clocks change in Bulgaria to summer daylight saving time on March 26 2017
Summer daylight saving time starts in Bulgaria on March 26 2017 at 3am, when clocks must be adjusted forward an
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Bulgaria elections 2017: Daily roundup, March 23
With just a day left to campaigning ahead of Bulgaria’s March 26 parliamentary elections, political party leaders were making their
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Bulgaria’s 2017 elections: As campaigns end, Borissov’s GERB has very narrow lead over BSP – Alpha Research
Boiko Borissov’s GERB has 31.7 per cent support and Kornelia Ninova’s Bulgarian Socialist Party 29.1 per cent, according to the
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Bulgaria elections 2017: Passport or ID card gets voters free bus rides from Turkey to Kurdzhali – report
More than 20 buses arrived from Turkey in a single day in the southern Bulgarian town of Kurdzhali, with passengers
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Bulgaria caretaker PM: No law to stop ‘electoral tourism’
Caretaker Prime Minister Ognyan Gerdzhikov said on March 22 that current Bulgarian law does not allow limiting “electoral tourism” –
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Bulgaria elections 2017: Daily roundup, March 22
With four days to go to Bulgaria’s March 26 parliamentary elections, the first announcements began coming out about various parties’
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