Bulgarian former intelligence chief 10-year sentence upheld on appeal
Bulgaria’s military appeals court ruled on May 20 to uphold the guilty verdict against the former head of the National
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Bulgarian Holy Synod ousts ‘fireworks’ cleric from cathedral post
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, on May 20 ousted controversial cleric Archimandrite Dionisii from his post as
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Bulgarian President Plevneliev announces he will not stand for re-election
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev said on May 20 2016 that he would not stand for re-election in the country’s autumn
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Bulgarian drug gang leader handed sentence after long trial
Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation ruled on May 20 to confirm the six-and-a-half-year sentence of Zlatomir Ivanov, who was convicted
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Controversy continues over law on Bulgarians voting abroad
A day after President Rossen Plevneliev announced a constitutional court challenge to a controversial new law on the system for
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Bulgarian Holy Synod again fails to meet on ‘fireworks’ cleric
For the second day, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body the Holy Synod failed to secure a quorum to discuss
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Plevneliev to take election law amendments to Constitutional Court
Condemning the National Assembly’s rejection of his veto of election law amendments on voting abroad as “the latest occasion that
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After overturning veto, ruling majority to rewrite election law – again
The prolonged political farce over Bulgaria’s election law continued on May 18 with the ruling majority, having just overturned a
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Bulgarian Parliament overturns presidential veto on voting abroad law
Caving into a threat from the nationalist Patriotic Front to withdraw its support from Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s government unless
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