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Bulgaria presidential elections November 2016 and national referendum November 2016

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Election Commission investigating whether Borissov broke law against campaigning on election day

November 13, 2016November 15, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2016

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission is investigating following several complaints that Prime Minister and GERB party leader Boiko Borissov broke the

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Bulgarian PM repeats on presidential election day that he will resign if his party loses

November 13, 2016November 15, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2016, Rossen Plevneliev

As Bulgarians went to the polls on November 13 in the second round of presidential elections, Prime Minister Boiko Borissov

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Bulgarians vote on November 13 in second round of presidential elections

November 13, 2016November 15, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2016

Polls opened at 7am on November 13 in the second round of Bulgaria’s presidential elections, a run-off between Roumen Radev,

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Bulgaria’s 2016 presidential elections: Roundup, November 11

November 11, 2016November 12, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2016

As the eve of the second round of Bulgaria’s presidential election approached, the results of all opinion polls made public

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Bulgarian presidential election run-off: Radev 49.6%, Tsacheva 39.1% – Alpha Research

November 11, 2016November 12, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2016

In the second round of Bulgaria’s presidential elections on November 13, socialist-backed candidate Roumen Radev has 49.6 per cent support,

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Bulgaria’s presidential election debate: The tears, the laughter, the crosstalk

November 10, 2016November 12, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2016

It’s a rare television debate when one of the candidates struggles so much with emotion as to whip out a

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Bulgaria’s 2016 presidential elections: Roundup, November 10

November 10, 2016November 12, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2016

The two rival candidates in Bulgaria’s November 13 run-off in the 2016 presidential elections, Roumen Radev and Tsetska Tsacheva, agree

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Bulgaria MoD signs deal for supply of MiG-29 engines, sideswipes at Radev

November 10, 2016November 12, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2016, Nato

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Defence said on November 10 that it had signed a contract for the supply of 10 engines

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Bulgaria’s 2016 presidential elections: Roundup, November 9

November 9, 2016November 11, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2016

On November 9 it was improbable that the two candidates in the runoff in Bulgaria’s November 2016 presidential election could

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