Bulgaria’s opposition GERB seeks no-confidence motion against government
GERB, the largest opposition group in Bulgaria’s Parliament, is seeking signatures for a motion of no confidence in the country’s
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Kiril Petkov
Poll finds Bulgarians divided over ITN quitting government
An express poll done by the Alpha Research agency for public broadcaster Bulgarian National Television’s weekly Referendum talk show has
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Bulgaria’s PM to name new ministers ‘when we have a majority’
Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said on June 14 that the ruling coalition would nominate new Cabinet ministers, to replace
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Bulgaria: Recriminations fly as ITN quits government, and some quit ITN
Recriminations, insults, mutual allegations of being mobsters and a threat of court action were the order of the day on
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Bulgaria: Outgoing Cabinet minister, group of MPs quit Trifonov’s ITN party
Outgoing Sports Minister Radostin Vassilev and five members of Parliament told a news conference on June 13 that they were
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Drama over claims of ITN MPs defecting to back Bulgaria’s ruling WCC
The political melodrama following the departure of Slavi Trifonov’s ITN party from Bulgaria’s ruling coalition took another turn on June
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Bulgaria’s WCC seeks support for Budget amendments, minority government
The We Continue the Change (WCC) party co-led by Prime Minister Kiril Petkov and his deputy PM, Finance Minister Assen
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Bulgaria’s PM: Put country above party, but ‘we are not afraid of elections’
In a video message on June 10, Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said that he believed that there were people
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Bulgarian PM ‘in no hurry’ to table ITN ministers’ resignations
Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov will not be in a hurry to table in Parliament the resignations of the four
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