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Ahead of parliamentary election, Bulgarian socialist leader pledges to forge closer relations with Russia

January 20, 2017March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Rossen Plevneliev, Roumen Radev, Russia, Ukraine

With more than two months to go before Bulgaria holds early parliamentary elections, the leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s president-elect Radev takes oath of office in National Assembly

January 19, 2017March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Rossen Plevneliev, Roumen Radev

Roumen Radev took the oath of office as Bulgaria’s president in the National Assembly in Sofia on January 19 2017, with

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Bulgaria 

Outgoing Bulgarian president Plevneliev speaks on relations with Russia, expectations for successor

January 18, 2017March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Rossen Plevneliev, Roumen Radev

At a lengthy valedictory news conference on January 18, outgoing Bulgarian president Rossen Plevneliev reiterated his stance distinguishing between Russia’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Dossier Commission has announced more than 12 000 communist secret service agents in 10 years

January 12, 2017March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Dossier Commission, Rossen Plevneliev, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s Dossier Commission, the body charged by law with announcing the identities of those in public life who worked for

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Bulgaria’s Plevneliev among European leaders urging Trump against ‘grand bargain’ with Putin’s Russia

January 11, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev, Russia

Bulgaria’s outgoing head of state, President Rossen Plevneliev, is among 17 European leaders who are signatories to a letter to

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Bulgaria 

At Hanukah celebration, Bulgarian President calls for Bulgarians to preserve traditions of tolerance and respect

December 27, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Rossen Plevneliev

Participating in a Hanukah celebration at Sofia Central Synagogue, Bulgarian head of state President Rossen Plevneliev called on Bulgarians to

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Bulgaria 

Former Constitutional Court judges divided on Bulgarian President’s mannequin challenge on caretaker government

December 22, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev, Roumen Radev

Two former Constitutional Court judges have entered the controversy about whether Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev’s decision to not appoint a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian president-elect Radev declines Plevneliev’s offer to name caretaker cabinet

December 22, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Rossen Plevneliev, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian president-elect Roumen Radev has declined President Rossen Plevneliev’s offer to name a caretaker cabinet that Plevneliev will use his

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s political crisis: Mixed reactions to Plevneliev’s decision not to appoint caretaker cabinet

December 21, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Georgi Purvanov, Rossen Plevneliev, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev’s announcement on December 21 that he would not appoint a caretaker cabinet but would leave this

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