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The Bulgarian Socialist Party’s national council meeting on July 5 will decide on whether to hold a party congress ahead of the October 5 early parliamentary elections, with a decision […]
Those in power intend nominating Sergei Stanishev, the Bulgarian Socialist Party leader who has quit the National Assembly to take up a seat as an MEP, to the new post […]
The sitting of Bulgaria’s National Assembly on July 4 was cancelled as, for the third consecutive day, it failed to secure a quorum as centre-right opposition GERB brings pressure to […]
Clarity on when Bulgaria’s cabinet will resign came a small step closer on July 2 when Plamen Oresharski, occupant of the prime minister’s chair in the Bulgarian Socialist Party cabinet, […]
Bulgaria will hold early parliamentary elections on October 5 2014, Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergei Stanishev said on June 27. He made the announcement after consultations were held among his […]
In a vote of 171 in favour, three against and with five abstentions, Bulgaria’s National Assembly agreed on June 27 to accept Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergei Stanishev’s resignation as […]
The new European Parliament, to hold its first sitting on July 1 to 3 2014, will have seven political groups, with the centre-right European People’s Party again the largest – […]
On the eve of the latest day on which political consultations about early elections are meant to start, Bulgaria’s National Assembly again could not hold a sitting – this time […]
In parallel with the saga of deciding a date for Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections is that of “formulating clear principles and rules for nominating the Bulgarian EU Commissioner”. At consultations […]
Centre-right opposition GERB party leader Boiko Borissov said on June 25 that he would accept a Bulgarian Socialist Party invitation for consultations on Friday on a date for early elections, […]
