Bulgarian PM Raykov speaks on ballot-printing controversy
Bulgarian Prime Minister Marin Raykov, head of the country’s caretaker cabinet, told a May 13 news conference that his government
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Bulgaria’s 2013 election: Leaders of three failed parties resign
The leaders of three minor political parties that failed to surpass the four per cent vote share threshold for entry
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Prosecutor in Bulgarian eavesdropping controversy faces ethics investigation
The ethics committee of Bulgaria’s Supreme Judiciary Council (SJC) ruled on May 13 to recommend opening a formal disciplinary investigation
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Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: The latest numbers
These are some of the latest figures emerging after voting in Bulgaria’s May 12 2013 national parliamentary elections. Provisional results:
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Siderov: Ataka will not enter a coalition, ‘no chance’ of a workable government
The leader of Bulgaria’s ultra-nationalist Ataka party, Volen Siderov, told a news conference in the small hours of the morning
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Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: MRF’s Mestan speaks on ‘future government’
Movement for Rights and Freedoms leader Lyutvi Mestan, whose party ran third in the May 12 2013 parliamentary elections, has
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Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: Parallel count by Austrian firm shows GERB at 30.4%, socialists 26.1%
A parallel vote count of Bulgaria’s May 12 2013 parliamentary elections by Austrian firm SORA showed Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB
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Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: Socialist leader claims victory, blames bad organisation
Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergei Stanishev claimed victory in the parliamentary elections on May 12, urging quick talks with other
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Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: Borissov’s GERB postpones traditional news conference ‘pending official results’
Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party, said by exit polls to have gained by a slight margin the largest share of
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