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Bulgarian elections 2014: Politicians bank on Corpbank controversy

September 21, 2014May 10, 2024 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian election 2014, CCB affair, Peevski protests

The question of the future of troubled Corporate Commercial Bank is defining debate ahead of Bulgaria’s October 5 early parliamentary

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Bulgaria 

Campaign trail: Rubber boots on the ground as Bulgarian politicians help flood victims

September 10, 2014September 14, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian election 2014, floods

The start of the campaign in Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections coincided with the latest floods to hit part of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s elections: Borissov’s GERB 36.2%, BSP 22.5% – poll

September 9, 2014September 14, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian election 2014

The start of the campaign ahead of Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections on October 5 sees Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB with

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Bulgaria 

‘Stability’ the buzzword as Bulgaria’s parliamentary election campaign gets underway

September 8, 2014September 14, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian election 2014, Lyutvi Mestan, Mihail Mikov, Rossen Plevneliev

After many months of torrid political dramas in Bulgaria, the theme of stability has emerged as a talking point among

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Bulgaria’s Borissov’s political bridges

August 19, 2014May 10, 2024 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov

In the runup to Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections on October 5 2014, Boiko Borissov – leader of GERB, the party

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria former PM wins slander lawsuit against nationalist leader

August 13, 2014August 13, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Volen Siderov

The Sofia City Court awarded Bulgaria’s former prime minister Boiko Borissov 180 000 leva in damages in a defamation lawsuit

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian centre-right leader Borissov aims for single-party government after early elections

August 6, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov

The leader of Bulgaria’s major centre-right party GERB, Boiko Borissov, says that he hopes to form a single-party government after

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian parties remain deadlocked on Budget revision

August 1, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Lyutvi Mestan, Rossen Plevneliev

Talks between Bulgaria’s largest political parties, hosted by President Rossen Plevneliev on August 1, have failed to break the deadlock

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Bulgaria 

Borissov’s GERB refuses to attend Parliament, offended by talk of ‘coalition with MRF’

July 30, 2014July 31, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Boiko Borissov, leader of Bulgaria’s centre-right GERB party, said on July 30 that his party would no longer attend Parliament

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