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Bulgaria’s 2019 European Parliament elections: Websites fined over exit polls

May 26, 2019May 28, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian European elections 2019

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission fined three websites on European Parliament election day, May 26, for publishing exit polls during voting

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Bulgaria’s 2019 European Parliament elections: Turnout low by lunchtime

May 26, 2019May 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian European elections 2019

Voter turnout in Bulgaria’s May 26 European Parliament elections was just more than 15 per cent by 1pm, significantly lower

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Scene set for Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections on May 26

May 25, 2019May 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian European elections 2019

A total of more than 6.3 million Bulgarians are eligible to vote in the May 26 2019 European Parliament elections,

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Alpha Research: GERB ahead of Bulgarian Socialist Party on eve of European Parliament elections

May 23, 2019May 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian European elections 2019, Kornelia Ninova

As campaigning ahead of Bulgaria’s May 26 European Parliament elections closes, Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party has 31.1

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Exacta Research: GERB will have 7 MEPs, Bulgarian Socialist Party 6

May 23, 2019May 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian European elections 2019

In Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections on May 26, Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party will get 32.4 per cent

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Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: Intellectuals call for ‘pro-European, pro-democracy and pro-liberal’ vote

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgarian European elections 2019

More than 500 intellectuals in Bulgaria have signed an open letter calling on voters in the May 26 European Parliament

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Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: Campaign material weeded out over marijuana motif

May 21, 2019May 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian European elections 2019

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has ordered the withdrawal of campaign material of a party registered for participation in the

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Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: GERB and BSP squabble over Kövesi

May 21, 2019May 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian European elections 2019, Kornelia Ninova

With just a few days to Bulgaria’s May 26 European Parliament elections, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party

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Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: Booze ban in Plovdiv, other places

May 21, 2019May 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian European elections 2019

The sale of alcohol on Bulgaria’s European Parliament election day, May 26, has been banned in Plovdiv and a few

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