Borissov: I will not be GERB-UDF’s candidate Prime Minister
GERB-UDF leader Boiko Borissov told a news conference on June 13 that he would not be his coalition’s candidate Prime
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IME report: Discrimination against LGBTI people costs Bulgaria billions of dollars a year
Bulgaria loses between $2.4 and 4.9 billion of additional GDP per year due to discrimination against LGBTI people, according to
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Bulgaria: Weather warnings over heavy rain, storms forecast for June 14
Bulgaria’s national weather bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of hazardous weather for several districts for June 14 because
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Bulgaria’s June 2024 European Parliament elections: CEC announces seat distribution
At a meeting on the evening of June 12, Bulgaria’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC) formally decided on the distribution of
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Controversy surrounds Bulgarian Parliament’s new-entrant party
Controversy surrounds Velichie, the populist-nationalist party that is a surprise new entrant to Bulgaria’s National Assembly following the country’s June
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Bulgaria’s June 2024 elections: Voter turnout 34.41% for National Assembly, 33.79% for European Parliament
By the end of election day at 8pm on June 9 2024, voter turnout for Bulgaria’s early National Assembly elections
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Resignations in aftermath of Bulgaria’s June 2024 elections
The results of Bulgaria’s June 9 2024 early National Assembly and regular European Parliament elections have been followed by resignations
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Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: six groups set to win MEP seats – partial results
Former Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF coalition was poised to win decisively in the June 9 European Parliament elections, held
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Bulgaria’s National Assembly elections: GERB-UDF wins, seven groups in – partial results
Former Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF coalition won the largest share of the vote in the June 9 parliamentary elections,
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