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Bulgarian Prime Minister Roumen Radev and President Iliana Yotova exulted in triumphalist messages as exit polls at the close of
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Two days before Bulgarians vote in the second and final round of the 2026 presidential elections, three former prime ministers
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In a highly controversial, narrowly-voted, decision on October 28, Bulgaria’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC) cleared Prime Minister Roumen Radev of
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The first-round results in Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections amount to an indictment of President Roumen Radev’s government, in the view
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Bulgarian Prime Minister Roumen Radev congratulated President Iliana Yotova on October 26 “for maintaining her dignity and refusing to engage
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A resolution approved by the European Parliament in a vote on October 22 criticising the Bulgarian government’s weak response to
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A resolution approved by the European Parliament in a vote on October 22 criticises the Bulgarian government’s weak response to
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The Roumen Radev government has invoked the “constructive abstention” provision regarding the EU’s European Peace Facility on financing the purchase
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There was a large turnout on the evening of October 20 outside the Presidency building in the centre of Sofia
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