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Borissov says GERB-UDF inviting DB, BSP and ITN for talks on government

December 13, 2024December 13, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Boiko Borissov said on December 13 that his GERB-UDF coalition was inviting Democratic Bulgaria, the Bulgarian Socialist Party and ITN

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Bulgaria 

Borissov says talks underway on a government – but talks with whom?

December 12, 2024December 12, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Talks are currently underway to form a government, GERB-UDF leader Boiko Borissov told reporters in Parliament. However, it was not

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Acting Prosecutor-General Sarafov moves against former PM Petkov

December 9, 2024December 9, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Kiril Petkov

Acting Prosecutor-General Borislav Sarafov has moved against Bulgaria’s former Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, requesting Parliament to remove Petkov’s immunity as

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s political crisis: Borissov says he is abandoning bid to be PM, form government

November 26, 2024November 26, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Boiko Borissov, the leader of the GERB-UDF coalition which is Parliament’s largest group, said on November 26 that he was

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Bulgaria 

GERB-UDF leader Borissov: It is clear to everyone new elections are coming

November 8, 2024November 8, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2024

It is clear to everyone that new elections are coming and all parties are behaving as if they were in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament rejects GERB-UDF’s proposed PM

July 3, 2024July 3, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2024

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on July 3 against GERB-UDF nominee Rossen Zhelyazkov becoming Prime Minister, thus defeating the first of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Borissov’s GERB-UDF presents proposed cabinet

July 1, 2024July 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2024

Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF received on July 1 the first mandate to try to form a government and immediately presented a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Borissov says GERB-UDF will ‘most likely’ propose a minority government

June 24, 2024June 24, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2024

Boiko Borissov said on June 24 that his GERB-UDF parliamentary group would most likely propose a minority government. Borissov was

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Bulgaria 

Borissov: I will not be GERB-UDF’s candidate Prime Minister

June 13, 2024June 13, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

GERB-UDF leader Boiko Borissov told a news conference on June 13 that he would not be his coalition’s candidate Prime

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