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Bulgaria elections 2016

Bulgaria presidential elections November 2016 and national referendum November 2016

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Bulgaria: Borissov the ghost at Radev’s table

November 7, 2016November 13, 2016 Alex Bivol Bulgaria elections 2016

The biggest star of the election night news conference by Roumen Radev was not the candidate himself, leading in the

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Bulgaria: Do the votes for the general lead to a general election?

November 7, 2016November 7, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2016

As Bulgarians head for a second-round vote in presidential elections on November 13, the bigger issue is whether the country

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Presidential elections: Bulgarian PM Borissov will speak on fate of government ‘no earlier than Monday’

November 6, 2016November 7, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2016

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov is expected to speak no earlier than November 7 about the fate of his government,

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Bulgarian referendum set to fall narrowly short of threshold to become mandatory – exit polls

November 6, 2016November 8, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2016

Turnout in the national referendum in Bulgaria on November 6 was expected to fall just short of the threshold that

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Bulgaria elections 2016: Opposition candidate Radev narrowly wins biggest share of first-round vote – exit poll

November 6, 2016November 7, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2016

There was shock for Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s governing GERB party as opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party-backed candidate Roumen Radev

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Bulgaria set for record voter turnout in November 2016 presidential elections, referendum

November 6, 2016November 6, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2016

Voter turnout in Bulgaria’s November 6 2016 presidential elections and national referendum appeared set to break records as voting day

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Bulgarian President Plevneliev wishes successor a calmer term in office than he’s had

November 6, 2016November 7, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2016, Rossen Plevneliev

After casting his ballot in presidential elections on November 6, Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev – who is not standing for

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Voting opens in Bulgaria’s November 6 presidential elections

November 6, 2016November 6, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2016

The voting process was proceeding smoothly on November 6 2016 as Bulgarians were called to the polls to choose a

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Bulgaria 

Limited alcohol bans in Bulgaria for 2016 presidential elections

November 5, 2016November 6, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2016

Bulgaria’s election laws ban the sale of alcoholic beverages on election days, but only in the immediate vicinity of voting

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