Bulgaria: Borissov’s GERB-UDF declines mandate to form government
As it had telegraphed it would, Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF coalition formally declined on August 20 a mandate to seek to
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Bulgaria’s President continues to press for government to be elected
However improbable the prospects of success, Bulgarian President Roumen Radev is continuing to urge parliamentary groups to achieve the “consensus
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Bulgaria: Trifonov’s party repeats it will not support a third bid to elect a government
Cable television presenter Slavi Trifonov’s ITN party repeated on August 17 that it would not support a third-round attempt at
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Bulgaria’s President to hold new consultations with parties represented in Parliament
As Bulgaria awaits the next developments that will determine whether – as seems improbable – a government is elected, or
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Trifonov’s retreat from government formation sparks constitutional problem for Bulgaria (Updated)
The August 10 announcement by ITN leader Slavi Trifonov that he was withdrawing the nomination of the government his party
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Bulgaria: Trifonov says his party will not propose a government to Parliament
ITN party leader Slavi Trifonov has said that his ITN party would not propose to the National Assembly, at its
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Bulgarian Socialist Party will not support ITN’s proposed cabinet unless Iliev is dropped
The Bulgarian Socialist Party said on August 10 that its coalition’s political council had decided that unless Petar Iliev, the
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Day of drama as vote on proposed Bulgarian government looms
The leader of Bulgaria’s ITN party, Slavi Trifonov, hit out on August 9 at the parties from which he had
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Bulgaria: Trifonov’s party denies asking MRF for support for proposed government
Slavi Trifonov’s ITN party held talks with the Movement for Rights and Freedoms on July 25, with the MRF saying
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