Bulgaria’s 2023 local elections: Mayoral runoffs in Sofia, some other large cities – exit poll
Exit polls at 8pm on October 29 indicated that there will be second-round voting in mayoral elections in capital city
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Voting in Bulgaria’s 2023 ‘paper ballot’ municipal elections proceeds
Voting in Bulgaria’s October 29 municipal elections, controversially being held solely with paper ballots and not machines, was proceeding on
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Bulgaria’s PM says election commission decision on machine voting violated law, should be reversed
Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov said on October 28 that the Central Election Commission (CEC) decision to scrap machine voting
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Bulgaria’s 2023 municipal elections: Thousands protest for the return of machine voting
Thousands turned out on October 28 in a protest in central Sofia demanding the return of machine voting in Bulgaria’s
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Bulgaria’s 2023 municipal elections: Controversy deepens as machine voting cancelled
A court challenge and public protests are looming in Bulgaria after the Central Election Commission (CEC) decided that machine voting
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Row as campaigning ahead of Bulgaria’s local elections comes to a close
The final day of campaigning ahead of the first round of Bulgaria’s 2023 mayoral and municipal elections was dominated by
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Bulgaria arrests man who called in video for ‘Jihad’ against Israelis and Americans
Bulgarian police have arrested a 50-year-old man who recorded a video message called for “Jihad” and mass attacks against Israelis
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Bulgaria’s Defence Minister holds talks with Israeli ambassador
Bilateral cooperation was discussed on October 26 by Defence Minister Todor Tagarev and the ambassador of the State of Israel,
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Bulgarian President Radev seeks Constitutional Court ruling on gas transit fee
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has filed a complaint with the country’s Constitutional Court, asking it to rule on the provisions
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