Bulgarian PM Borissov defers question of resignation until after presidential election runoff
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: Borissov the ghost at Radev’s table
The biggest star of the election night news conference by Roumen Radev was not the candidate himself, leading in the
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Bulgaria: Do the votes for the general lead to a general election?
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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Presidential elections: Bulgarian PM Borissov will speak on fate of government ‘no earlier than Monday’
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov is expected to speak no earlier than November 7 about the fate of his government,
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Bulgarian referendum set to fall narrowly short of threshold to become mandatory – exit polls
Turnout in the national referendum in Bulgaria on November 6 was expected to fall just short of the threshold that
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Bulgaria elections 2016: Opposition candidate Radev narrowly wins biggest share of first-round vote – exit poll
There was shock for Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s governing GERB party as opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party-backed candidate Roumen Radev
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Bulgaria set for record voter turnout in November 2016 presidential elections, referendum
Voter turnout in Bulgaria’s November 6 2016 presidential elections and national referendum appeared set to break records as voting day
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Bulgarian President Plevneliev wishes successor a calmer term in office than he’s had
After casting his ballot in presidential elections on November 6, Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev – who is not standing for
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Voting opens in Bulgaria’s November 6 presidential elections
The voting process was proceeding smoothly on November 6 2016 as Bulgarians were called to the polls to choose a
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