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GERB puts ultimatum to We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria over Budget

November 11, 2023November 11, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Meeting on November 11, Boiko Borissov’s GERB party made no decision about leaving the de facto ruling majority, but Borissov

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Borissov’s GERB to decide on attitude to ruling coalition

November 8, 2023November 8, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Boiko Borissov’s GERB party will decide in coming days on its attitude to the de-facto coalition, of which it is

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2023 mayoral elections: Borissov effectively endorses socialist-backed Grigorova

October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2023

GERB-UDF leader Boiko Borissov has declined to officially endorse either candidate in the Sofia mayoral election run-off on November 5,

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Bulgaria 

GERB-UDF leader Borissov responds to WCC-Democratic Bulgaria ultimatum

June 24, 2023June 24, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

GERB-UDF leader Boiko Borissov has responded to the ultimatum issued by We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria for the joint signing

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Bulgaria 

Denkov on WCC-Democratic Bulgaria + GERB-UDF government talks: ‘We are making progress’

June 1, 2023June 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2023

We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria candidate Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov, speaking on June 1 after several hours of negotiations with

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s recordings row: GERB freezes talks with WCC-DB on a government

May 27, 2023May 27, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2023

Boiko Borissov’s GERB party has decided to “freeze” negotiations with We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria on a proposed government, it

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: WCC-DB, GERB-UDF see Radostin Vassilev’s recording as sabotage of bid for government

May 26, 2023May 26, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2023, Kiril Petkov

We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria and GERB-UDF see the release of a recording claimed to be of WCC-DB internal discussions

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Bulgaria 

Borissov: WCC-Democratic Bulgaria bid to get government elected will fail

May 17, 2023May 17, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2023

GERB-UDF leader Boiko Borissov said on May 17 that if his coalition’s bid to get a government elected failed, so

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Borissov names European Commissioner Gabriel as candidate PM

May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2023

GERB-UDF coalition leader Boiko Borissov told the National Assembly on May 10 that the coalition’s candidate Prime Minister is Maria

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