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Bulgaria Ex Commissioner Firm over Presidency Bid - Report [May 07, 2011] Meglena Kuneva, former EU Commissioner for consumer protection, has already agreed to run for Bulgaria's president in the autumn despite speculations over her eligibility, insiders say. "Kuneva's candidature for the presidential elections is expected to be officially announced by the end of this month," 24 hours daily reported, citing anonymous sources close to her. Daniel Valchev, former ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Rightists Fail to Name Common Presidential Runner [Apr 27, 2011] The Union of Democratic Forces and Democrats for Strong Bulgaria, the two parties composing the Bulgarian rightist Blue Coalition, could not come up with a common presidential candidate. This means the joint candidature will be chosen in a preliminary election on May 15. On Tuesday, after a secret vote, the Union of Democratic Forces named their vice-chair Rumen Hristov as their presidential ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Sliven District Prosecutor Dies Suddenly (Novinite.com) [Mar 04, 2010] Bulgaria?s Chief Prosecutor, Boris Velchev, submitted with VSS at the end of 2009 the candidature of now deceased Sliven District Prosecutor. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Awaits Denouement in Jeleva's Saga (Novinite.com) [Jan 19, 2010] A key decision on Bulgaria's embattled European Commissioner candidature is expected on Tuesday after the political coordinators of the EP Development Committee failed to reach a joint position Monday night. [via YahooNews] More >>