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Alpha Research poll: 56% of Bulgarians want parties to back GERB-UDF effort to form government

May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

More than half of Bulgarians believe that the parliamentary groups in the 49th National Assembly should support the efforts of

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Bulgaria has spent 345M leva on vaccines against Covid-19

May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria has paid 345 million leva for vaccines against Covid-19, caretaker Health Minister Assen Medzhidiev told the National Assembly during

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GERB-UDF’s candidate PM: Reactions range from rejection to a door ajar

May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

Reactions among parliamentary groups to the May 10 announcement by GERB-UDF coalition leader Boiko Borissov that European Commissioner Maria Gabriel

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Bulgaria: Borissov names European Commissioner Gabriel as candidate PM

May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2023

GERB-UDF coalition leader Boiko Borissov told the National Assembly on May 10 that the coalition’s candidate Prime Minister is Maria

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Bulgaria: Borissov’s GERB-UDF to name candidate PM on May 10

May 9, 2023May 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2023

The GERB-UDF coalition will announce on May 10 its candidate Prime Minister, coalition leader Boiko Borissov said on May 9.

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Bulgarian President to hand first mandate to seek to form a government on May 15

May 9, 2023May 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev will on May 15 hand over the first mandate to seek to form

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EC approves 63M leva for Bulgaria’s railways under Recovery and Resilience Facility

May 8, 2023May 8, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on May 8 that it approved 63 million leva, or about 32 million euro, for a

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Bulgaria: Petitioners for party registrations in election included dead people

May 8, 2023May 8, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

It seems that some of those who signed petitions in support of registration of parties and coalitions in Bulgaria’s April

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 13 deaths, 890 new cases

May 8, 2023May 8, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 13 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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