Tussles continue among Bulgarian political parties over compulsory voting, election date
After yet another week of political crisis after the powerful defeat dealt to the Bulgarian Socialist Party in the European
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Boiko Borissov
Reactions to Stanishev – contradictions on compulsory voting, confusion over early elections
Bulgaria’s centre-right GERB leader Boiko Borissov welcomed a June 6 statement by Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergei Stanishev proposing compulsory
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Stanishev: Bulgarian Socialist Party to hold talks with other parties on early elections – with compulsory voting
Embattled Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergei Stanishev told a news conference on June 6 that his party was ready to hold
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Borissov responds to Mestan: Talks with President on early elections ‘should start tomorrow’
Talks with the President on a date for early national parliamentary elections “should start tomorrow”, Boiko Borissov, leader of centre-right
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Oresharski: Cabinet changes coming
There will be changes to Bulgaria’s cabinet but these had not yet been discussed with the two parliamentary groups supporting
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Bulgarian governing party, opposition in tussle over European Commissioner candidate
In spite of its disastrous performance in Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections, the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) – current holder of
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Borissov: The government is a zombie and parliament has no legitimacy
Referring scathingly to Plamen Oresharski as the ex-prime minister, the government as “a zombie, dead” and decrying the current parliament
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Government must resign immediately, Borissov says after exit polls in European elections
Boiko Borissov, leader of centre-right GERB, has called on the government – in power with the mandate of the Bulgarian
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Bulgaria’s opposition to file motion of no confidence over energy policy
Bulgaria’s opposition party GERB has said it plans to file a motion of no confidence in the government of Prime
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