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Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: Pre-trial proceedings against Democratic Bulgaria candidate in Sofia

October 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria local elections 2019

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission said on October 23 that it had given permission for pre-trial proceedings to go ahead against

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Democratic Bulgaria quits support for mayoral candidate named State Security agent

October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria local elections 2019, Dossier Commission

The Democratic Bulgaria coalition announced on October 22 that it was withdrawing its support for a mayoral candidate exposed the

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Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: CEC gives permission for arrest of five candidates

October 22, 2019October 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria local elections 2019

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission announced on October 22 that it had given permission to the Special Prosecutor’s Office to arrest

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Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: GERB’s Dimitrov leads in Plovdiv – Alpha Research

October 21, 2019October 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria local elections 2019, Plovdiv

The GERB candidate to be the next mayor of Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv, regional governor Zdravko Dimitrov, has a 7.7

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Bulgarian Jewish organisation condemns nationalist Sofia mayoral candidate’s backing for Lukov March

October 20, 2019October 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria local elections 2019, Bulgarian Jews

The Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria “Shalom” has condemned as completely unacceptable the support declared for the Lukov March

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Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: Controversy erupts over Sofia municipal candidate’s Holocaust reference

October 20, 2019October 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria local elections 2019, Bulgarian Jews

Controversy has erupted after a Sofia municipal election candidate used an inappropriate reference to the Holocaust in a statement on

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Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: Notes from week three

October 18, 2019October 17, 2019 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria local elections 2019

A week is left to the end of official campaigning in Bulgaria’s autumn 2019 mayoral and municipal elections, before voters

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Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: Four Sofia mayoral candidates meet in TV debate

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria local elections 2019, Sofia

Four of the 20 candidates in the autumn 2019 mayoral elections in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia met in a debate

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Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: Man arrested for suspected attempted vote-buying

October 12, 2019October 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria local elections 2019

A 33-year-old man from Lyaskovets in central northern Bulgaria has been arrested for attempted vote-buying, according to media reports two

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