Borissov’s GERB takes largest share of votes in Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections
Boiko Borissov’s centre-right party GERB took the largest share of votes in Bulgaria’s May 25 European Parliament elections, about 28.4
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High turnout in Ukraine vote
An estimated 38.53 per cent of Ukrainians voted in the early presidential elections by 3pm, according to the Central Election
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Politicians hurl vote-buying, abuse allegations in Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections
Hours before polls closed in Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections, two political party leaders alleged that large-scale vote-buying by rivals was
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Strong security measures for Bulgaria’s May 25 European Parliament elections
More than 12 400 police will be on duty as part of security measures when Bulgarians vote in the country’s
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6.9 Richter scale earthquake in Aegean Sea felt in Sofia, throughout Bulgaria
An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter Scale that hit the Aegean Sea on May 24 2014 was felt in
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President Plevneliev urges Bulgarians to vote in European Parliament elections
In a special address on the final day of campaigning in Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections, President Rossen Plevneliev has urged
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Limited alcohol ban in Bulgaria for European Parliament elections
The timing of the 2014 European Parliament elections on the last weekend of May, the peak of graduation proms in
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Bulgaria’s eve-of-election no-confidence debate cancelled for lack of quorum
As had been widely expected, the May 23 sitting of Bulgaria’s National Assembly for a debate on the motion of
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Bulgarian-French operation busts Bulgarian organised crime network
Bulgarian and French judicial and law enforcement authorities, working in close cooperation with the European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) at Europol
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