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Bulgaria’s outgoing PM: Money was behind ITN’s walkout

July 24, 2022July 24, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Kornelia Ninova, Slavi Trifonov

Bulgaria’s outgoing Prime Minister and We Continue the Change (WCC) party co-leader Kiril Petkov has made it clear that he

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Bulgaria 

Political fallout after ITN exits talks on new Bulgarian government

July 23, 2022July 23, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Kornelia Ninova, Roumen Radev, Slavi Trifonov

Political uproar has followed the announcement by ITN leader Slavi Trifonov that he is withdrawing his party from negotiations on

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Bulgaria 

Alpha Research poll: WCC closes in on GERB, ITN out of Parliament

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Kiril Petkov, Kornelia Ninova, Slavi Trifonov

A poll by the Alpha Research agency has found Boiko Borissov’s GERB still holding the largest share of support among

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM continuing to seek support against defeat in no-confidence vote

June 18, 2022June 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Kiril Petkov, Kornelia Ninova, Roumen Radev, Slavi Trifonov

Bulgarian Prime Minister and We Continue the Change party co-leader Kiril Petkov is continuing to seek support among MPs to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament sets no-confidence debate for June 21

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Slavi Trifonov

Acting Speaker of the National Assembly Miroslav Ivanov has convened a special sitting of Parliament for June 21 at 11am

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Another MP quits Trifonov’s ITN party

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Slavi Trifonov

An MP for Slavi Trifonov’s ITN party, Kiril Simeonov, said in the National Assembly on June 17 that he was

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s opposition GERB seeks no-confidence motion against government

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Kiril Petkov, Slavi Trifonov

GERB, the largest opposition group in Bulgaria’s Parliament, is seeking signatures for a motion of no confidence in the country’s

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Bulgaria 

Poll finds Bulgarians divided over ITN quitting government

June 14, 2022June 14, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Slavi Trifonov

An express poll done by the Alpha Research agency for public broadcaster Bulgarian National Television’s weekly Referendum talk show has

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM to name new ministers ‘when we have a majority’

June 14, 2022June 14, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Slavi Trifonov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said on June 14 that the ruling coalition would nominate new Cabinet ministers, to replace

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