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Bulgaria’s political crisis: Waiting game continues

June 24, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Sergei Stanishev

Planned consultations among Bulgaria’s political parties represented in the National Assembly did not go ahead on June 24, but could

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Political war of words over fatal floods in Bulgaria’s Varna

June 20, 2014June 24, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Plamen Oresharski, Rossen Plevneliev, Tsvetlin Yovchev, Varna, Varna floods

Amid the superheated Bulgarian political crisis, it was arguably inevitable that the floods that hit the Black Sea city of

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Bulgaria’s political crisis: Another day of grandstanding and mudslinging

June 19, 2014May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Peevski protests, Sergei Stanishev

Boiko Borissov saying he will not take part in consultations with other parties because they do not keep their word,

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Parliamentary votes postponed amid Bulgaria’s political drama

June 18, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgaria’s National Assembly postponed two key votes on June 18, one on overturning a presidential veto of the Interior Ministry

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Date of resignation of Bulgarian cabinet remains unclear

June 17, 2014June 19, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Rossen Plevneliev

The June 17 meeting of the Consultative Council on National Security left Bulgarians little the wiser on when early parliamentary

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Bulgaria to hold early parliamentary elections on date between September 28 and October 12

June 17, 2014June 19, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Lyutvi Mestan, Rossen Plevneliev, Sergei Stanishev, Volen Siderov

Bulgaria is to hold early national parliamentary elections on a date between September 28 and October 12 2014, President Rossen

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Bulgaria heads for another day of drama with special meetings of security council, parliament

June 16, 2014June 19, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Rossen Plevneliev, Sergei Stanishev

Bulgaria appears set for another day of drama amid its continuing political crisis, with special meetings scheduled for June 17

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Unlucky for some: Bulgaria’s cabinet likely to survive Friday 13th vote

June 11, 2014June 13, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Plamen Oresharski

The morning of June 13 is to see the National Assembly vote on the motion of no confidence in the

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GERB, MRF welcome elections statement by Stanishev

June 10, 2014June 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Lyutvi Mestan, Rossen Plevneliev, Sergei Stanishev

GERB is ready for elections, leader Boiko Borissov said on June 10 soon after Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergei Stanishev

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