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Borissov says he has lodged court action against TV boss-turned-politician for slander

November 7, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Boiko Borissov, leader of the opposition centre-right GERB party and former prime minister, has said that he has lodged court

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Bulgaria 

Approval rating of Bulgarian government plummets to new low – poll

November 4, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Lyutvi Mestan, Peevski protests, Plamen Oresharski, Volen Siderov

Public trust in the Bulgarian Socialist Party government has fallen to a new low, below the “critical” 20 per cent

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s ruling axis pushes penalties for denying quorum for sittings of Parliament

October 31, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Volen Siderov

With the support of members of the parties of Bulgaria’s ruling axis – the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), Movement for

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Bulgaria 

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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