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Bulgaria’s mayoral elections run-offs: Problems with voting machines in a few places

November 5, 2023November 5, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

Voting in Bulgaria’s November 5 mayoral elections run-offs was proceeding normally, the Interior Ministry said, with the Central Election Commission

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM Denkov to visit Israel

November 5, 2023November 5, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Israel, Nikolai Denkov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov is to visit Israel on November 6, saying on the eve of his departure that

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Bulgaria 

Storms in Bulgaria: Two dead in Shoumen district

November 4, 2023November 4, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Two people died in two settlements in Bulgaria’s Shumen district in incidents related to the powerful storms that raged on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian National Radio slams expulsion of its correspondent from Russia

November 4, 2023November 4, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Media, Russia

The expulsion from Russia of the only Bulgarian media correspondent is a purely political act and is detrimental to the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2023 mayoral elections: Voting machines being readied for run-off

November 3, 2023November 3, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

Barring any new developments, it appears that voting machines will be used at close to 6000 polling stations in Bulgaria

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues weather warnings over forecast strong winds, rain

November 3, 2023November 3, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s weather bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for all of the country’s districts for November

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Bulgaria 

Sofia’s 2023 mayoral election run-off: Debating debating

November 2, 2023November 2, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023, Sofia

With one day left to the official campaign period ahead of the November 5 run-off in Bulgarian capital city Sofia’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Schedule for ‘BG-ALERT’ tests announced

November 2, 2023November 2, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

After an unscheduled and unannounced “BG-ALERT” warning system test caused sharp reactions in Bulgaria on the night of November 1,

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Bulgaria 

Test of alarm system alarms Bulgarians, makes them testy

November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

A test of a national alarm system, BG-ALERT, sent to many mobile phones in Bulgaria on November 1, caused alarm

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