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Bulgarian President Radev re-elected with 66.7% of the vote – final results

November 22, 2021November 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev won a second term of office with 66.7 per cent of votes cast in the November

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Bulgaria’s We Continue the Change party announces schedule for talks towards coalition agreement

November 22, 2021November 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Bulgaria’s We Continue the Change (WCC) party has announced the schedule for five days of consultations with three other parliamentary

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US deeply concerned by Bulgarian President calling Crimea ‘Russian’

November 22, 2021November 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021, Roumen Radev, Russia, Ukraine

The United States is deeply concerned by the recent statements by Bulgarian President Roumen Radev in which he referred to

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Sixteen districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 dark red zones

November 22, 2021November 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Sixteen out of Bulgaria’s 28 districts are Covid-19 dark red zones, meaning a morbidity rate of 500 or more out

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 73 deaths, 733 new cases registered

November 22, 2021November 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 73 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered on Sunday, bringing the country’s

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Bulgaria’s 2021 presidential elections: Radev wins second term with 63.9% of vote – exit poll

November 21, 2021November 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s incumbent President Roumen Radev has won a second five-year term as head of state, with 63.9 per cent of

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Bulgaria’s presidential election run-off heads to a close

November 21, 2021November 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

The second round of Bulgaria’s November 2021 presidential elections is heading into its final hours, with early indications of a

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Bulgaria’s Pamporovo, Borovets 2021/22 seasonal lift pass prices

November 21, 2021November 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s mountain resorts of Pamporovo and Borovets have announced their 2021/22 ski season pass prices. In Pamporovo, a full-season pass

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 989 deaths, 17 736 new cases

November 21, 2021November 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 989 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past week, with 56

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