Bulgarian elections 2014: The latest results from the Central Election Commission
With just more than 25 per cent of votes counted, it appeared that there would be eight parties in Bulgaria’s
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Mikov: BSP concedes defeat, will be ‘loyal and constructive’ opposition
The Bulgarian Socialist Party conceded defeat in the country’s October 5 elections, congratulating Boiko Borissov’s GERB on its result. Addressing
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Mestan: ‘We need to find a formula for a stable government’
A formula has to be found for a stable government because Bulgaria needs a stable government, and the Movement for
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Reformist Bloc awaits negotiations on coalition, Kanev again opposes Borissov as PM
Radan Kanev, leader of one of the Reformist Bloc’s constituent parties, says he sees “no mandate” for GERB leader Boiko
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Bulgarian Socialist Party reels under blow of latest defeat
The leadership of the Bulgarian Socialist Party went into a huddle at the party’s Positano Street headquarters in the first
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Borissov cagey on coalition question as exit polls show 8-party parliament
Boiko Borissov’s GERB party emerged as expected with the largest share of votes in Bulgaria’s October 5 parliamentary elections, but
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Bulgaria’s October 5 parliamentary elections: GERB 33.2 %, BSP 16.5 % – exit poll
Boiko Borissov’s centre-right party GERB took the largest share of votes in Bulgaria’s October 5 2014 early parliamentary elections, about
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Bulgarian media take to Facebook to show exit polls as voting proceeds
Against a background of the Central Election Commission (CEC) saying that the ban on making public exit polls while voting
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Bulgarian elections 2014: Arrests for vote-buying continue as voting begins
Police in Bulgaria announced further arrests for vote-buying as the country began voting in early parliamentary elections on October 5
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