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We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria to refuse mandate to seek to form government

July 18, 2024July 18, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

The We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria (WCC-DB) coalition, which has become Parliament’s second-largest group and is entitled to receive the

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Bulgaria 

We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria proposes ‘unconventional’ solution to political crisis

July 15, 2024July 15, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024, Nikolai Denkov, Roumen Radev

Leaders of the We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria coalition, which is to receive the second of a succession of mandates

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: WCC meets to decide approach to mandate to seek to form government

July 13, 2024July 13, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

The national council of Bulgaria’s We Continue the Change (WCC) party was meeting on July 13 to decide how to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Movement for Rights and Freedoms expels 17 MPs from parliamentary group, then another one quits

July 11, 2024July 11, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) has expelled 17 MPs from its parliamentary group, a move that was followed

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WCC-DB co-leader Petkov: There will be no talks with Vuzrazhdane on a government

July 6, 2024July 6, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria co-leader Kiril Petkov hastened on July 6 to say that the coalition would not hold

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Peevski says MRF will turn down mandate to seek to form government

July 4, 2024July 4, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) will refuse a mandate to seek to form a government, MRF parliamentary leader

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament rejects GERB-UDF’s proposed PM

July 3, 2024July 3, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2024

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on July 3 against GERB-UDF nominee Rossen Zhelyazkov becoming Prime Minister, thus defeating the first of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Borissov’s GERB-UDF presents proposed cabinet

July 1, 2024July 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2024

Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF received on July 1 the first mandate to try to form a government and immediately presented a

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Bulgaria’s newly-elected Parliament has a 68% disapproval rating

June 28, 2024June 28, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

Bulgaria’s 50th National Assembly, elected on June 9, has an approval rating of a mere nine per cent and a

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