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Bulgarian PM Borissov: President Plevneliev will not be candidate to replace Georgieva as European Commissioner

October 29, 2016November 1, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2016, Kristalina Georgieva, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on October 29 that incumbent head of state President Rossen Plevneliev will not be

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva quits European Commission to become World Bank CEO

October 28, 2016November 1, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Kristalina Georgieva, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva has resigned from the European Commission and will become World Bank chief executive from January 2 2017,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov rejects calls to resign over UN race failure

October 6, 2016October 8, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Irina Bokova, Kristalina Georgieva

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has rejected opposition calls for his resignation over the failure of Bulgaria in the race

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Bulgaria 

Recriminations, calls for resignations after Bulgaria flops in UN race

October 6, 2016October 7, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2016, Irina Bokova, Kristalina Georgieva

Bulgaria’s socialist opposition parties have seized on the failure of the Bulgarian candidates – one official and the other not

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Bulgaria World 

UN Security Council: António Gutérres ‘clear favourite’ in Secretary-General race

October 5, 2016October 7, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Irina Bokova, Kristalina Georgieva

Portugal’s António Gutérres is the “clear favourite” in the race to be the next United Nations Secretary-General, Russian ambassador to the

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Bulgaria World 

Race for next UN chief enters decisive phase

October 5, 2016October 5, 2016 Margaret Besheer of VOANews Irina Bokova, Kristalina Georgieva

The race for the next U.N. Secretary-General enters a decisive phase on Wednesday, as the U.N. Security Council moves to

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Bulgaria World 

Russia, US keep poker faces on UN bid by Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva

October 4, 2016October 6, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Irina Bokova, Kristalina Georgieva

The list of public endorsements of Bulgaria’s candidate to be the next UN Secretary-General, Kristalina Georgieva, grew with a statement

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Bulgaria World 

At UN hearing, Kristalina Georgieva stands on record, results

October 3, 2016October 6, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Irina Bokova, Kristalina Georgieva

Bulgaria’s candidate to be the next UN Secretary-General, Kristalina Georgieva, emphasised her record in achieving solutions at the World Bank

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Bulgarian Foreign Minister: Russia has not objected to Georgieva entry into UN race

September 30, 2016October 3, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Irina Bokova, Kristalina Georgieva

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov said on September 30 that there were no objections from Russia and other countries to

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