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Bulgarian television stations fined for breaking election laws

August 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria European elections 2019, Media

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has confirmed its decisions imposing fines on two of the country’s major television stations, Nova

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Bulgaria’s election commission fines two nationalist politicians

August 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria European elections 2019

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has imposed fines on nationalist VMRO party leader Krassimir Karachanov and MEP Angel Dzhambazki for

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Bulgaria summons Turkish ambassador over reported call to encourage study of Turkish language

May 12, 2019May 13, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria European elections 2019, Kornelia Ninova, Turkey

Political controversy has erupted in Bulgaria over reported comments by Turkish ambassador Hasan Ulusoy calling on the state to encourage

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Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: Radev, socialists accuse GERB of using state money to campaign

May 9, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria European elections 2019, Kornelia Ninova, Roumen Radev

A day after the Bulgarian Socialist Party lodged complaints alleging that Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB party was using state

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Bulgaria’s supreme court rejects attempt to block Peevski from European Parliament election

May 8, 2019May 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria European elections 2019, Delyan Peevski, Peevski protests

Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court has rejected an appeal against the stance of the Central Election Commission (CEC) that Delyan Peevski

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Alpha Research: Bulgarian Socialist Party narrowly ahead of GERB in run-up to European Parliament elections

May 3, 2019May 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria European elections 2019, Kornelia Ninova, Krassimir Karakachanov

Were European Parliament elections held now, the Bulgarian Socialist Party would get 32.7 per cent and Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s

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European Parliament election 2019: Bulgarians to have ‘I don’t support anyone’ option

May 2, 2019May 3, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria European elections 2019

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission presented the ballot papers for the country’s May 26 2019 European Parliament elections, which include an

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Bulgaria’s May 26 2019 European Parliament elections: Factfile

April 26, 2019June 14, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria European elections 2019

April 26 marks the official campaign period ahead of Bulgaria’s May 26 2019 European Parliament elections, in which the country

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