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Rumbles among socialists over Peevski appointment

June 14, 2013June 17, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests, Plamen Oresharski

A Bulgarian Socialist Party MP has distanced himself from the election of Movement for Rights and Freedoms MP and media

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Bulgaria 

President Plevneliev, protesters protest at Peevski appointment as SANS boss

June 14, 2013June 17, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev withdrew from a scheduled attendance of the opening of Danube Bridge 2 on June 14, and

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Bulgaria 

Uproar at nomination of Peevski to head State Agency for National Security

June 14, 2013June 17, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Peevski protests, Plamen Oresharski

A loud hubbub, ironic applause, catcalls and a walkout by former ruling party GERB were the reactions in Parliament on

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