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Bulgaria’s April 2026 elections: Strong voter turnout as polls head to a close

April 19, 2026April 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

With a few hours left before polls were due to close in Bulgaria’s April 19 early parliamentary elections, the Central

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Voting underway in Bulgaria’s eighth parliamentary elections since 2021

April 19, 2026April 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

Voting has got underway in Bulgaria’s April 19 2026 elections, the eighth time since April 2021 that Bulgarians are electing

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Bulgarian Navy team destroys drone on beach in Shabla municipality

April 18, 2026April 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

A Bulgarian Navy specialist team on April 17 destroyed a drone that washed up on the beach in the village

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Bulgaria’s April elections: 200 000 euro for vote-buying found in Varna, four arrested

April 17, 2026April 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

Close to 200 000 euro distributed in envelopes along with lists containing personal data of voters were found during searches

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Bulgarian army personnel, equipment to travel roads and rail for planned exercises

April 17, 2026April 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian army personnel and military equipment will travel on April 19 and 20 2026 on national roads and rail to

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Alpha Research: Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria 34.2%, GERB-UDF 19.5%

April 17, 2026April 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

With two days to go to Bulgaria’s April 19 early parliamentary elections, a poll by the Alpha Research agency shows

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Bulgarian Navy team removes drone that washed up on beach in Ahtopol

April 16, 2026April 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

A Bulgarian Navy team removed a drone on April 16 that had washed up from the sea in the area

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Market Links poll: Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria 30.8%, GERB-UDF 18%

April 16, 2026April 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

Ex-president Roumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria coalition has 30.8 per cent support among those who intend voting in the early parliamentary

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Polish military participating in KFOR Nato mission in Kosovo to transit Bulgaria

April 15, 2026April 15, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Kosovo, Nato, Poland

A planned rotation of personnel and military equipment of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland, which participates in

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