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Controversy over claims of Turkish role in Bulgaria’s March 2017 elections

March 6, 2017March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2017, Lyutvi Mestan

Controversy is growing over reports of the roles of Turkish officials in Bulgaria’s March 26 2017 early parliamentary elections, including

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Bulgaria elections 2017: The week that was, March 5

March 5, 2017March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2017, Volen Siderov

With three weeks to go to Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections on March 26, GERB leader Boiko Borissov and Bulgarian Socialist

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Bulgaria’s 2017 elections: Central Election Commission announces polling stations abroad

March 4, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2017

The United Kingdom will have the largest number of polling stations abroad in Bulgaria’s March 2017 early parliamentary elections, a

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Bulgaria’s 2017 elections: Central Election Commission fines two media

March 4, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2017, Media

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has ordered two mass-circulation Bulgarian-language media to be fined for what the commission ruled were

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Borissov: If GERB comes second in elections, party will not attempt to form a government

March 2, 2017March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2017

GERB leader Boiko Borissov said on March 2 that if his party comes second in the early parliamentary elections, it

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Political row erupts over proposed change of Bulgarian Defence Chief

March 1, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2017, Nato, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s former governing party and former defence minister have expressed outrage at the caretaker Cabinet nomination of a new Defence

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More than 44 400 Bulgarians have applied to vote abroad, most in Turkey

March 1, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2017

More than 44 400 Bulgarians have submitted requests online to vote abroad in the March 26 early parliamentary elections, the

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Bulgaria’s ex-president Plevneliev not optimistic about formation of government after elections

March 1, 2017March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgaria elections 2017, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgaria’s former president, Rossen Plevneliev, has become the latest to express pessimism about the prospects of the swift formation of

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Bulgaria’s 2017 elections: Question mark over Borissov – Ninova TV debate

February 28, 2017March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2017, Media

A day ahead of a proposed live television debate between GERB leader Boiko Borissov and Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Kornelia

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