Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: Notes from week five
To channel Highlander, Sunday is coming – and there can only be one. In Sofia and 18 other cities that
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Bulgaria’s ultra-nationalist VMRO endorses Fandukova in Sofia mayoral election run-off
The ultra-nationalist VMRO has endorsed GERB candidate Yordanka Fandukova in the November 3 second round of mayoral elections in Bulgaria’s
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Alpha Research poll: GERB’s Sofia mayor Fandukova will defeat Manolova in run-off
Incumbent Sofia mayor and GERB candidate Yordanka Fandukova will defeat her socialist-backed challenger Maya Manolova in the run-off vote on
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Mayoral candidates in Bulgaria’s large cities pursue endorsements ahead of run-off elections
Spare a thought for Mladen Mladenov, Iliya Zyumbilev and Milena Dimitrova. Few else may. In the October 27 mayoral elections
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Sofia mayoral election run-off: Democratic Bulgaria endorses neither Fandukova nor Manolova
Leaders of the reformist Democratic Bulgaria coalition told a news conference on October 28 that in the November 3 Sofia
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Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: Four Sofia mayoral candidates meet in TV debate
Four of the 20 candidates in the autumn 2019 mayoral elections in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia met in a debate
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Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: Notes from week two
Campaigning ahead of Bulgaria’s autumn 2019 mayoral and municipal elections is at its midway point, with two more weeks to
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Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: Fisticuffs on the far-right?
Ladies and gentlemen, in the far-right corner, Volen Siderov. In the other far-right corner, Angel Dzhambazki. In short: One of
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Bulgaria’s local elections: Alpha Research poll shows Fandukova with very narrow lead in Sofia mayoral race
Results of a poll by the Alpha Research agency released on October 9 show incumbent Sofia mayor and GERB candidate
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