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Bulgaria’s Parliament votes Radev government into office

May 8, 2026May 8, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on May 8 to elect a government headed by Prime Minister Roumen Radev into office. There were,

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Bulgaria’s next PM, Roumen Radev, unveils his proposed cabinet

May 7, 2026May 12, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026, Roumen Radev

Progressive Bulgaria leader Roumen Radev unveiled, at a ceremony at the Presidency on May 7, his proposed cabinet, in which

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Bulgaria’s newly-elected National Assembly holds first sitting

April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s 52nd National Assembly, elected on April 19, held its first sitting on April 30, accomplishing all the tasks on

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Split: We Continue the Change and Democratic Bulgaria to sit as two separate groups in new Parliament

April 29, 2026April 29, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

The constituent parts of the We Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria electoral coalition will sit as two separate parliamentary

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Bulgaria’s CEC announces seat distribution after April 19 parliamentary election

April 24, 2026May 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has announced the seat distribution in the 52nd National Assembly, with the full list of

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Borissov on Bulgarian election result: GERB-UDF will be ‘constructive opposition’

April 21, 2026April 21, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2026, Roumen Radev

Speaking on April 21 in his first formal statement since Bulgaria’s parliamentary elections two days earlier, Boiko Borissov said that

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Bulgarian elections: Radev’s party set for majority in five-party Parliament – preliminary results

April 20, 2026April 20, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

Former president Roumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria electoral coalition won Bulgaria’s April 19 early parliamentary elections and was set to have

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Bulgaria’s ex-president Radev claims victory, bullish on election outcome

April 19, 2026April 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

Bulgaria’s former president Roumen Radev, whose Progressive Bulgaria electoral coalition was set to win the largest number of seats in

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Bulgaria’s parliamentary elections: Interior Ministry says Peevski’s party leads in allegations of vote-buying

April 19, 2026April 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

A total of 631 reports of vote-buying in favour of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms – New Beginning –

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