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Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: The latest numbers

May 13, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2013

These are some of the latest figures emerging after voting in Bulgaria’s May 12 2013 national parliamentary elections. Provisional results:

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Europe News 

Change in law opens way for full privatisation of LOT Polish airlines

May 13, 2013May 27, 2013 The Warsaw Voice Poland

The decision on May 10 2013 by the Sejm, the lower house of Poland’s parliament, to lift a law on

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Bulgaria News 

Siderov: Ataka will not enter a coalition, ‘no chance’ of a workable government

May 13, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2013, Volen Siderov

The leader of Bulgaria’s ultra-nationalist Ataka party, Volen Siderov, told a news conference in the small hours of the morning

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: MRF’s Mestan speaks on ‘future government’

May 13, 2013May 27, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian election 2013

Movement for Rights and Freedoms leader Lyutvi Mestan, whose party ran third in the May 12 2013 parliamentary elections, has

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Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: Parallel count by Austrian firm shows GERB at 30.4%, socialists 26.1%

May 13, 2013May 27, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian election 2013

A parallel vote count of Bulgaria’s May 12 2013 parliamentary elections by Austrian firm SORA showed Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: Socialist leader claims victory, blames bad organisation

May 13, 2013May 27, 2013 Alex Bivol Bulgarian election 2013, Sergei Stanishev

Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergei Stanishev claimed victory in the parliamentary elections on May 12, urging quick talks with other

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: Borissov’s GERB postpones traditional news conference ‘pending official results’

May 13, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian election 2013

Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party, said by exit polls to have gained by a slight margin the largest share of

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: Volen Siderov and the case of the missing leaders

May 13, 2013May 27, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian election 2013, Volen Siderov

Volen Siderov, leader of Bulgaria’s ultra-nationalist Ataka party, was pressed repeatedly on election night about his stance on future coalition

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s election 2013: Who are the losers?

May 12, 2013May 27, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian election 2013

It may not yet be clear which party fairly may be emerging as the winner in Bulgaria’s May 12 2013

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