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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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Bulgaria 

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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Tussles continue among Bulgarian political parties over compulsory voting, election date

June 8, 2014June 10, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Lyutvi Mestan, Rossen Plevneliev, Sergei Stanishev

After yet another week of political crisis after the powerful defeat dealt to the Bulgarian Socialist Party in the European

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Bulgaria 

Reactions to Stanishev – contradictions on compulsory voting, confusion over early elections

June 6, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Lyutvi Mestan, Sergei Stanishev

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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Bulgaria 

Stanishev: Bulgarian Socialist Party to hold talks with other parties on early elections – with compulsory voting

June 6, 2014June 9, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, European elections 2014, Lyutvi Mestan, Sergei Stanishev

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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Bulgaria 

Borissov responds to Mestan: Talks with President on early elections ‘should start tomorrow’

June 5, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Lyutvi Mestan

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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Bulgaria 

Oresharski: Cabinet changes coming

May 30, 2014May 30, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, European elections 2014, Lyutvi Mestan, Plamen Oresharski, Sergei Stanishev

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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