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Bulgaria election authority faces renewed criticism over ballot processing

October 26, 2015October 28, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2015

Bulgaria’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC) faced more public backlash on October 26 after slow processing of ballots required intervention by

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Siderov scandal: Bulgaria’s ruling party seeks constitutional change on MPs’ immunity from prosecution

October 26, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Volen Siderov

Bulgaria’s centre-right GERB party, the majority partner in government and the largest party in Parliament, says that it will open

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Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General asks Parliament to authorise arrest of Ataka’s Siderov, Chukolov

October 26, 2015October 26, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Volen Siderov

Bulgarian Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov has asked Parliament to authorise the arrest of Ataka party leader Volen Siderov and Ataka MP

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Bulgarian far-right leader Siderov at centre of late-night fracas in Sofia – again

October 25, 2015October 27, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Volen Siderov

Volen Siderov, leader of Bulgaria’s far-right Ataka party, was involved in a late-night fracas in central Sofia on October 25

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Borissov: Local election results point to continued stability of government

October 25, 2015October 27, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2015

Bulgarian Prime Minister and GERB party leader Boiko Borissov said that the October 25 municipal election results showed that his

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Bulgaria’s 2015 local elections show few changes in parties’ fortunes in past year

October 25, 2015October 27, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2015

Initial exit poll results after Bulgaria’s October 25 2015 municipal elections confirmed Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party as

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Bulgaria’s electronic voting referendum falls short

October 25, 2015October 27, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2015

Preliminary results in Bulgaria’s referendum on whether to introduce online voting showed that turnout was too low to make the

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Bulgaria’s 2015 elections: Borissov’s GERB scores victory in most major cities, exit polls show

October 25, 2015October 27, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bourgas, Bulgaria elections 2015, Plovdiv, Rousse, Sofia, Varna

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB party mayoral candidates had won the most votes in the country’s capital Sofia and

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Controversies in Bulgaria’s 2015 local elections, referendum

October 25, 2015October 28, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2015

As voting day unfolded, there were various controversies in Bulgaria’s October 25 2015 municipal elections and national referendum on whether

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