Borissov cagey on coalition question as exit polls show 8-party parliament
Boiko Borissov’s GERB party emerged as expected with the largest share of votes in Bulgaria’s October 5 parliamentary elections, but
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Bulgaria’s October 5 parliamentary elections: GERB 33.2 %, BSP 16.5 % – exit poll
Boiko Borissov’s centre-right party GERB took the largest share of votes in Bulgaria’s October 5 2014 early parliamentary elections, about
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Bulgarian media take to Facebook to show exit polls as voting proceeds
Against a background of the Central Election Commission (CEC) saying that the ban on making public exit polls while voting
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Bulgarian elections 2014: Arrests for vote-buying continue as voting begins
Police in Bulgaria announced further arrests for vote-buying as the country began voting in early parliamentary elections on October 5
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Bulgarian courts sentence two for vote-buying
Courts in two Bulgarian towns have handed down sentences for vote-buying, but in both cases the sentences were only probation.
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Memorial service for the dead of Gorni Lom as blast investigation continues
A Bulgarian Orthodox Church memorial service was held on October 4 in the village of Gorni Lom for the 15
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Bulgarian elections 2014: Arrests, raids of candidate MPs’ homes in actions against vote-buying
Police raided the home of a candidate MP in the Veliko Turnovo constituency in connection with an investigation into alleged
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European Commission report points to electricity tariff deficit in Bulgaria
A new report by the European Commission indicates that there is an electricity tariff deficit in Bulgaria – the result of
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Investigators enter site of Gorni Lom deadly blast as Bulgaria mourns
Investigators were to enter the devastated site of the Gorni Lom explosives plant blast on the morning of October 3,
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