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Bulgaria’s April elections: Borissov’s coalition has largest share of votes – exit poll

April 4, 2021April 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Boiko Borissov’s GERB-Union of Democratic Forces electoral coalition got 25.7 per cent of the votes in Bulgaria’s April 4 2021

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Bulgaria’s April parliamentary elections head into final stretch

April 4, 2021April 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Bulgaria’s April 4 2021 parliamentary elections headed into the final stretch ahead of polls closing at 8pm, with problems with

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Bulgaria’s April elections: Hiccoughs with voting machines in some places

April 4, 2021April 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission ordered the suspension of the use of voting machines in an electoral district in Veliko Turnovo

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 857 deaths, 67 920 doses of vaccines administered

April 4, 2021April 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 857 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past week, bringing the

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Voting opens in Bulgaria’s April 4 parliamentary elections

April 4, 2021April 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Polling stations opened on April 4 for Bulgaria’s parliamentary elections, with 6985 candidates – from a total of 22 political

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Medicines Agency: Bulgaria will get 3.2M RNA vaccines in next 3 months

April 3, 2021April 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Medicines Agency head Bogdan Kirilov said on April 3 that in the next three months, Bulgaria would receive more than

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‘Code Orange’ weather warning for 4 Bulgarian districts on April 4

April 3, 2021April 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued the “Code Orange” warning of hazardous weather for four districts for April 4 because of forecast

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 125 more deaths, 10 382 in hospital

April 3, 2021July 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 125 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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Hospital in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv offers 24/7 ‘green corridor’ for Covid-19 vaccinations

April 3, 2021April 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Plovdiv

Pulmed hospital in Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv has a “green corridor” for Covid-19 vaccinations, open 24 hours a day, seven

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