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Borissov’s GERB ready with third motion of no confidence in Bulgarian Socialist Party government

October 16, 2013October 17, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov

Even as Bulgaria’s Parliament began debate on October 16 on the second motion of no confidence in the current government,

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Bulgaria 

Borissov: ‘Oresharski Plan’ will mean 250 000 new unemployed in Bulgaria

October 14, 2013October 14, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Plamen Oresharski

Boiko Borissov, leader of centre-right opposition party GERB and former prime minister, has attacked the “Oresharski Plan” as set to

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Bulgaria 

GERB tables second no-confidence motion in Bulgarian Socialist Party government

October 10, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Lyutvi Mestan, Sergei Stanishev

Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB opposition party has tabled its second motion of no confidence in the Bulgarian Socialist Party government,

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Bulgaria 

Being there: Bulgaria’s parliamentary quorum ‘hostage’ drama

October 7, 2013February 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Sergei Stanishev, Volen Siderov

After the latest incident in which a sitting of Bulgaria’s Parliament was aborted because of a lack of a quorum,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s governing axis seeks backtrack on disclosure of former communist-era secret service agents in intelligence services

October 3, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Dossier Commission

The Bulgarian Socialist Party, Movement for Rights and Freedoms and Volen Siderov’s ultra-nationalists Ataka are jointly pushing a backtrack on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Socialist Party ‘would get most votes’ were elections held now, poll says

October 2, 2013October 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Peevski protests, Sergei Stanishev, Volen Siderov

The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) would get the largest share of votes in a narrow lead over Boiko Borissov’s centre-right

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament rejects motion of no confidence in government

October 2, 2013October 3, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Volen Siderov

Bulgaria’s National Assembly, in a vote on October 2 2013, rejected opposition centre-right GERB’s motion of no confidence in the

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Bulgaria 

Facebook hoaxes and Facebook hacking: Bulgaria’s online wars

September 30, 2013September 30, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Peevski protests

The Facebook page of Boiko Borissov, leader of Bulgaria’s centre-right former ruling party, was hacked on September 30, the second

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Bulgaria 

Strike three on day three of Bulgaria’s parliamentary ‘no confidence’ drama

September 27, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Three successive attempts failed to achieve a quorum for the September 27 sitting of Bulgaria’s Parliament, which was scheduled to

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