Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: Volen Siderov and the case of the missing leaders
Volen Siderov, leader of Bulgaria’s ultra-nationalist Ataka party, was pressed repeatedly on election night about his stance on future coalition
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Bulgaria’s election 2013: Who are the losers?
It may not yet be clear which party fairly may be emerging as the winner in Bulgaria’s May 12 2013
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Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: Parallel vote count gives GERB 30.9%, BSP 25.8 %
The parallel vote count carried out Alpha Research polling agency in Bulgaria’s May 12 2013 elections showed Boiko Borissov’s party,
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Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: Protesters briefly clash with police in Sofia
Several dozen protesters, carrying torches and Bulgarian flags, briefly clashed with police outside the National Palace of Culture (NDK) in
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Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: Spectre of a hung parliament
Extrapolating from exit polls, which put four parties in Bulgaria’s next National Assembly, the spectre of a hung parliament appears
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Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: Exit polls put four parties in Parliament – but who will govern?
Exit poll results announced after voting ended in Bulgaria’s national parliamentary elections on May 12 2013 by five polling agencies
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Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: Borissov’s GERB 31.7 %, socialists 27.1 % – exit poll
Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party got 31.7 per cent of the votes and the Bulgarian Socialist Party-led 27.1 per cent
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Bulgarian prosecutors investigating 43 cases of alleged electoral fraud
Bulgarian prosecutors had started pre-trial investigations in 43 cases of alleged attempted electoral fraud, including 17 instances of alleged vote-buying,
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Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: Highest turnout in voting abroad in Turkey
Polling stations in Turkey saw the highest turnout among polling stations in foreign countries in Bulgaria’s May 12 2013 national
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