Alpha Research poll: WCC closes in on GERB, ITN out of Parliament
A poll by the Alpha Research agency has found Boiko Borissov’s GERB still holding the largest share of support among
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Kiril Petkov
Bulgaria’s WCC continues quest for support for proposed government
Facing a deadline of Friday at 5pm to present a proposed government or give up on the effort, Bulgaria’s We
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Bulgarian President hands WCC mandate to seek to form government
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev on July 1 handed Assen Vassilev, named earlier in the day as the prime ministerial candidate
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EU, Nato back Bulgaria in row with Russia over expulsion of diplomats
The European Union regrets the unjustified threat of the Russian Federation to sever diplomatic ties with Bulgaria in response to
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Bulgarian Socialist Party resumes talks with WCC on proposing a government
The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) is resuming negotiations with the Kiril Petkov-Assen Vassilev We Continue the Change (WCC) party on
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Bulgaria’s outgoing PM rejects Russia’s ultimatum over expulsion of diplomats
Bulgaria’s outgoing Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said on July 1 that he would not change the decision to expel 70
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Petkov: Assen Vassilev will be WCC’s Prime Minister candidate
The We Continue the Change (WCC) party will nominate Assen Vassilev, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, as its candidate
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Russian ambassador to Bulgaria threatens embassy closure after staff expulsion
Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said on June 30 that Russian ambassador Eleonora Mitrofanova has asked Bulgaria to withdraw its expulsion of
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Recriminations among politicians in Bulgaria over expulsion of Russian diplomats continue
Domestic political disputes between rival camps in Bulgaria continued on June 30 over outgoing Prime Minister Kiril Petkov’s announcement that
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