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Bulgarian President holds consultations ahead of handing mandate to seek to form government

April 20, 2023April 20, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2023, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev began on April 20 two days of consultations with the six groups in

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Bulgaria’s 49th National Assembly elects GERB-UDF’s Zhelyazkov as Speaker

April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

On April 19, the third day of its first sitting, Bulgaria’s 49th National Assembly elected GERB-UDF Rossen Zheyazkov as Speaker.

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Bulgaria’s two major coalitions agree deal on Speaker, legislative programme

April 18, 2023April 18, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

Negotiating teams from Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF coalition and the We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria coalition – the two largest groups

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Political limbo as Bulgarian Parliament’s standoff over election of Speaker continues

April 13, 2023April 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

The April 13 continuation of the first sitting of Bulgaria’s 49th National Assembly lasted hardly a minute as the standoff

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Bulgaria’s 49th National Assembly’s first sitting: Declarations and a stand-off over Speaker

April 12, 2023April 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

Ten days after being elected, Bulgaria’s 49th National Assembly held its first sitting on April 12, with a succession of

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Bulgaria’s newly-elected 49th National Assembly to hold first sitting on April 12

April 10, 2023April 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

Bulgaria’s newly-elected 49th National Assembly will hold its first sitting on April 12 at 10am, according to a notice on

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WCC-Democratic Bulgaria will not support a government with mandate or participation of GERB

April 7, 2023April 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

All the parties in the We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria electoral coalition have decided that they will not support a

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Bulgaria’s CEC announces seat distribution after April 2 parliamentary election

April 7, 2023June 5, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has announced the seat distribution in the 49th National Assembly, with the full list of

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Bulgaria’s April elections: GERB-UDF to invite all parties for talks on government

April 5, 2023April 5, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2023

GERB-UDF leader Boiko Borissov, whose group will be the first to receive a mandate to seek to form a government

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