Bulgaria’s 2016 presidential elections: The candidates in profile
After the Central Election Commission refused to approve the registration applications of three, a total of 21 candidates are in
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Bulgarian court overturns election commission decision on ‘media packages’
Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court has overturned a decision by the Central Election Commission (CEC) that limited state subsidies for election
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ID fraud accusations surface ahead of Bulgaria presidential elections
The start of the presidential elections and referendum campaign in Bulgaria has brought new accusations that personal identification numbers being
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Crime group counterfeiting millions of euro bust in Bulgaria, Slovenia
Bulgarian authorities, in close co-operation with Europol, arrested eight suspects belonging to an international organised criminal group responsible for the
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Bulgarian PM Borissov rejects calls to resign over UN race failure
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has rejected opposition calls for his resignation over the failure of Bulgaria in the race
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Bulgarian PM Borissov: Turkey should remain a strategic partner of Europe
Turkey should remain a strategic partner of Europe because no border police could cope with several million migrants, Bulgarian Prime
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Recriminations, calls for resignations after Bulgaria flops in UN race
Bulgaria’s socialist opposition parties have seized on the failure of the Bulgarian candidates – one official and the other not
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UN Security Council: António Gutérres ‘clear favourite’ in Secretary-General race
Portugal’s António Gutérres is the “clear favourite” in the race to be the next United Nations Secretary-General, Russian ambassador to the
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Record 23 candidates in Bulgaria’s November 2016 presidential elections
A record 23 candidates are standing in Bulgaria’s November 2016 presidential elections, it emerged as ballot numbers were drawn on
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