Rival ultra-nationalists together to have 30 seats in Bulgaria’s Parliament
Bulgaria’s ultra-nationalist coalition the Patriotic Front will have 19 seats in Bulgaria’s newly-elected Parliament and its far-right Ataka rivals 11
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Bulgarian elections 2014: Provisional results after 99.95% of ballots processed
Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB won 32.67 per cent of the votes in Bulgaria’s October 5 2014 early parliamentary elections, according
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Pieces of eight: Party perspectives on a Bulgarian coalition
In the first 24 hours after polls closed in Bulgaria’s October 5 2014 parliamentary elections, the eight parties elected put
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GERB to seek to form minority government with Borissov as PM
Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB, winner of the largest share of votes in the October 5 parliamentary elections, will seek to
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Bulgaria’s rocky road to a new governing coalition
After Bulgaria’s October 5 2014 early parliamentary elections, the country faces a rocky road to achieving a new governing coalition,
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What’s it worth being a Bulgarian MP? The pay and perks
Free travel on Sofia public transport, free cross-country rail transport, free parking outside Parliament and a salary of at least
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Movement for Rights and Freedoms takes most of votes abroad in Bulgaria’s elections
The Movement for Rights and Freedoms, the party led and supported in the main by Bulgarians of Turkish ethnicity, won
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Bulgarian elections 2014: Provisional results after 97.2% of ballots processed
With 97.2 per cent of ballots processed, the Central Election Commission said on October 6 that Boiko Borissov’s GERB party
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Reformist Bloc: ‘Ideal coalition’ government not possible
Election night in Bulgaria came to a close with a news conference by the centre-right Reformist Bloc, facing the same
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