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Bulgaria’s caretaker government in moves to replace 14 ambassadors

April 4, 2023April 4, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

The caretaker government appointed by President Roumen Radev has been involved in moves in recent days – on either side

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Ninova: ‘Plan to kill off Bulgarian Socialist Party failed this time’

April 4, 2023April 4, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023, Kornelia Ninova

Having led her party to its worst-ever election result, Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) leader Kornelia Ninova told a news conference

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Bulgaria’s April 2023 elections: Record vote for ‘I don’t support anyone’

April 4, 2023April 4, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

In Bulgaria’s April 2 2023 early parliamentary elections, a total of 108 842 voters chose the “I don’t support anyone”

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Bulgaria’s April elections: GERB-UDF set to win largest share of votes – partial results

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

Former Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF coalition won the largest share of the vote in the April 2 parliamentary elections,

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In operation led by Romania and Bulgaria, 22 firearms traffickers arrested

April 3, 2023April 3, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

In an operation led by Romania and Bulgaria, law enforcement from a total of 31 countries targeted individuals suspected of

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 13 deaths, 918 new cases

April 3, 2023April 3, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 13 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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Bulgaria’s April elections: We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria gets largest share of votes – exit poll

April 2, 2023April 3, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

The We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria (WCC-DB) electoral coalition got 26.4 per cent of the votes in Bulgaria’s April 2

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Bulgaria 

Only minor problems as voting proceeds in Bulgaria’s April early parliamentary elections

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

Minor problems attending the process of voting in Bulgaria’s April 2 2023 early parliamentary elections, the fifth time in two

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Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry: Winter ski season surpassed pre-pandemic levels by close to 9%

April 1, 2023April 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s 2022/2023 winter season has been a success, according to unified tourism information system data – although the ski season

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