Plevneliev’s statement he won’t be election candidate sparks mixed reactions
The announcement on May 20 by Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev that he will not be a candidate for re-election in
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Bulgarian President Plevneliev announces he will not stand for re-election
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev said on May 20 2016 that he would not stand for re-election in the country’s autumn
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Controversy continues over law on Bulgarians voting abroad
A day after President Rossen Plevneliev announced a constitutional court challenge to a controversial new law on the system for
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Plevneliev to take election law amendments to Constitutional Court
Condemning the National Assembly’s rejection of his veto of election law amendments on voting abroad as “the latest occasion that
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Bulgarian President, Pope discuss Europe’s refugee crisis
Roman Catholic church head Pope Francis received Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev in audience at the Vatican on May 16, with
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Opposition party’s call for second term for Plevneliev causes stir
The appeal by Bulgarian opposition party the Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria for all of the country’s right-wing and pro-European
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Bulgaria’s election law drama continues after presidential veto
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on May 8 that he believed that President Rossen Plevneliev was correct to veto
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President Plevneliev vetoes electoral law on Bulgarians voting abroad
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has vetoed amendments to the Electoral Code that cut back the voting rights of Bulgarians abroad.
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Plevneliev to announce decision on veto of election law within days
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev told reporters on May 2 that he would within a few days announce his decision on
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