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At a lengthy valedictory news conference on January 18, outgoing Bulgarian president Rossen Plevneliev reiterated his stance distinguishing between Russia’s regime and its people, shared his expectations about his successor […]
Bulgaria’s Dossier Commission, the body charged by law with announcing the identities of those in public life who worked for the country’s communist-era secret services, has disclosed the names of […]
Bulgaria’s outgoing head of state, President Rossen Plevneliev, is among 17 European leaders who are signatories to a letter to US president-elect Donald Trump urging him not to make a […]
Participating in a Hanukah celebration at Sofia Central Synagogue, Bulgarian head of state President Rossen Plevneliev called on Bulgarians to preserve tolerance and respect among all in society. Plevneliev, whose […]
Two former Constitutional Court judges have entered the controversy about whether Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev’s decision to not appoint a caretaker cabinet in his final month in office was constitutional. […]
Bulgarian president-elect Roumen Radev has declined President Rossen Plevneliev’s offer to name a caretaker cabinet that Plevneliev will use his power to decree. Radev made the statement in a televised […]
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev’s announcement on December 21 that he would not appoint a caretaker cabinet but would leave this to his successor Roumen Radev drew predictably mixed reactions – […]
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev said on December 21 that he would not appoint a caretaker cabinet, after attempts to come up with an elected government failed, but would leave this […]
Bulgarian centre-right Reformist Bloc has formally returned the mandate to form a new government on December 21, ensuring that snap parliamentary elections would be held in the spring of 2017. […]
Bulgaria’s current Parliament will not be able to elect a government and the country will go to early elections, GERB parliamentary leader Tsvetan Tsvetanov said on December 20. Tsvetanov was […]
