Bulgaria’s move to change constitution on MPs’ immunity may face difficult path
Bulgaria’s centre-right GERB party, the majority partner in government and the largest party in the National Assembly, was starting consultations
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Huge protest in Sofia demands removal of Siderov’s immunity from prosecution
More than 1000 people gathered in the centre of Sofia on the evening of October 26 to demand that Ataka leader
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Bulgaria elections 2015: The battle for Plovdiv – Phase II
Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv will be a major political background, with the city the largest in the country to go
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Bulgaria election authority faces renewed criticism over ballot processing
Bulgaria’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC) faced more public backlash on October 26 after slow processing of ballots required intervention by
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Siderov scandal: Bulgaria’s ruling party seeks constitutional change on MPs’ immunity from prosecution
Bulgaria’s centre-right GERB party, the majority partner in government and the largest party in Parliament, says that it will open
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Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General asks Parliament to authorise arrest of Ataka’s Siderov, Chukolov
Bulgarian Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov has asked Parliament to authorise the arrest of Ataka party leader Volen Siderov and Ataka MP
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Bulgarian far-right leader Siderov at centre of late-night fracas in Sofia – again
Volen Siderov, leader of Bulgaria’s far-right Ataka party, was involved in a late-night fracas in central Sofia on October 25
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Borissov: Local election results point to continued stability of government
Bulgarian Prime Minister and GERB party leader Boiko Borissov said that the October 25 municipal election results showed that his
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Bulgaria’s 2015 local elections show few changes in parties’ fortunes in past year
Initial exit poll results after Bulgaria’s October 25 2015 municipal elections confirmed Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party as
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