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Bulgaria’s June 2024 National Assembly elections: Exit poll at close of voting

June 9, 2024June 9, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF coalition got by far the largest share of votes in the June 9 2024 early National Assembly

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Bulgaria’s June 2024 elections: Afternoon figures suggest reduced voter turnout

June 9, 2024June 9, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024, Bulgaria European elections 2024, Bulgaria European Parliament elections 2024

As of 4pm on Bulgaria’s June 9 2024 elections day, voter turnout in the early National Assembly elections was 20.44

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Bulgaria’s military to hold four-day live-fire exercise at Shabla, starting June 10

June 9, 2024June 9, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Formations from Bulgaria’s Air Force and Army will conduct joint live-fire exercises at the Air Force range at Shabla on

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Bulgaria’s June 2024 elections: Voting proceeding normally – officials

June 9, 2024June 9, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024, Bulgaria European elections 2024, Bulgaria European Parliament elections 2024

Voting in Bulgaria’s June 9 2024 “two-in-one” early National Assembly and regular European Parliament elections began at 7am, with officials

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Bulgaria’s June 2024 elections: GERB-UDF has 10-point lead – Exacta poll

June 7, 2024June 7, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024, Bulgaria European Parliament elections 2024, European elections 2024

Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF coalition has a lead of 10 points ahead its nearest rivals in Bulgaria’s June 9 2024 early

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Bulgaria’s Border Police get 110 new off-road vehicles

June 6, 2024June 6, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

At an official ceremony on June 6, Bulgaria’s caretaker Interior Minister Kalin Stoyanov handed over the keys to 110 new

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Bulgaria 

CoE report: Bulgaria’s prison incarceration rate grew 8.1 per cent in 2023 y/y

June 6, 2024June 6, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

In Bulgaria, the total number of prison inmates in 2023 was 6501 and the country’s incarceration rate was 101 inmates

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Bulgaria’s June 2024 elections: Defence Ministry slams political party over disinformation

June 6, 2024June 6, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

It is unacceptable to involve the Bulgarian army in an election campaign, the Defence Ministry said on June 6, saying

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Bulgaria’s June 2024 elections: GERB-UDF has 10-point lead – Alpha Research poll

June 6, 2024June 6, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024, Bulgaria European elections 2024, Bulgaria European Parliament elections 2024

Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF coalition has a lead of about 10 points ahead its nearest rivals in Bulgaria’s June 9 2024

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