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Protests, fallout from Peevski farce continue

June 16, 2013June 19, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests, Plamen Oresharski, Sergei Stanishev

A third round of anti-government protests, calls within the Bulgarian Socialist Party for new leadership, the summoning of a special

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Bulgaria 

Protest in Sofia against Peevski, and a few other things besides: Photo Gallery

June 15, 2013June 17, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests, Plamen Oresharski, Sergei Stanishev

A crowd of several thousand gathered in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on June 15 at the second day’s protest against

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Bulgaria 

Peevski out as SANS chief, BSP and MRF to come up with new nomination

June 15, 2013June 18, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests, Plamen Oresharski, Sergei Stanishev

The offer by Delyan Peevski to withdraw as head of the State Agency for National Security is accepted, Plamen Oresharski,

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Bulgaria 

Follow-up protest against Peevski planned for Bulgarian cities

June 15, 2013June 17, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests, Plamen Oresharski, Sergei Stanishev

After the June 14 public protest against the appointment of Movement for Rights and Freedoms MP and media boss Delyan

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Bulgaria 

Thousands protest in Bulgarian cities against Peevski taking over security agency

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

Sofia and other Bulgarian cities and towns saw a total of thousands turn out in spontaneous protest against the election

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Bulgaria News Perspectives 

What is to become of them?

May 31, 2013June 9, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Plamen Oresharski, Rossen Plevneliev, Sergei Stanishev, Volen Siderov

Gazing on Bulgaria’s newly-elected 42nd National Assembly and the personalities that dominated that day of high drama that was the

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian Parliament votes Oresharski cabinet into power

May 29, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Kristian Vigenin, Plamen Oresharski, Sergei Stanishev, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, Tsvetlin Yovchev

With the votes of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), Bulgaria’s 42nd National

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Bulgaria News 

Stanishev: Two-thirds of Bulgarians voted for change

May 21, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Sergei Stanishev

In his first speech to the new Parliament, Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergei Stanishev derided Boiko Borissov’s GERB party as

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian socialist leader Stanishev proposes May 21 for first sitting of new Parliament

May 17, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Sergei Stanishev

Meeting President Rossen Plevneliev on May 17, Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergei Stanishev proposed May 21 as the date of

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