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Bulgarian European elections 2019

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EU leaders suggest Bulgaria’s Stanishev, Germany’s Weber as successive EP presidents – reports

July 2, 2019July 3, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian European elections 2019, European Parliament, Sergei Stanishev

European Union leaders are informally suggesting that Party of European Socialists leader and Bulgarian MEP Sergei Stanishev be elected for

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Bulgaria’s European elections: Commission fines TV stations for breaking law on opinion polls

June 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian European elections 2019, Media

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission said on June 4 that bTV was to be fined for breaking the law by announcing

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Mariya Gabriel to quit as MEP to remain Bulgaria’s European Commissioner

June 4, 2019June 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian European elections 2019

Mariya Gabriel, who was number one on the MEP candidate list of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB party, said

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Bulgaria’s European elections: Woman given suspended sentence for vote-buying

June 3, 2019June 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian European elections 2019

The District Court in the north-eastern Bulgarian town of Turgovishte has handed down a sentence of 10 months in prison,

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Bulgaria’s 2019 European elections: 3.2M leva spent on paid media coverage

June 2, 2019June 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian European elections 2019, Media

Parties, coalitions and independent candidates that stood in Bulgaria’s May 26 2019 European Parliament elections spent a total of more

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Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission announces names of elected MEPs

May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian European elections 2019

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission announced on May 31 the names of the MEPs voted into office in the European Parliament

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Bulgaria’s European elections: GERB victory ‘categorical’ – Borissov

May 31, 2019June 2, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian European elections 2019, Tsvetan Tsvetanov

The analysis of Bulgaria’s 2019 European Parliament elections is that GERB’s victory is clear and the resignations in the Bulgarian

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Tsvetanov quits all leadership posts in Bulgarian PM’s GERB party

May 30, 2019June 1, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian European elections 2019, Tsvetan Tsvetanov

Tsvetan Tsvetanov has resigned from all leadership posts in Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party. The resignation has

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Bulgaria electoral body announces final tally of May 2019 European Parliament elections

May 30, 2019June 1, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian European elections 2019

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission has announced the final results of Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections held on May 26, but held

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