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Bulgaria's Files Commission to Examine Mayoral Candidates' Ties to Communist Secret Services [Oct 13, 2011] Bulgaria's Files Commission is checking whether mayoral candidates participating in the October 23 elections have been agents or collaborators of the former Communist State Security (DS). The so called "Files Commission", which is in charge of investigating the past connection of public figures with the secret services of former communist regime before 1989, has vowed to come up with the results ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's GERB Presidential Bidder with Lead in Latest Pol [Sep 18, 2011] The presidential candidate of the ruling, center-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria, GERB, party, Rosen Plevneliev, has a significant lead in the latest poll. The data from the poll was released Sunday by the Mediana polling agency and announced by the Bulgarian National Radio, BNR. If elections were to be held now ? the candidate of the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party, BSP ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex EU Commissioner Kuneva Officially Unveils Presidential Bid [Jun 06, 2011] An initiative committee of 53 people has officially backed the presidential bid of Bulgaria's ex EU Commissioner Meglena Kuneva for the elections in the fall of 2011. The committee features a wide range of prominent Bulgarians, including sculptor Georgi Chapkanov, former Deputy Prime Minister in the Stanishev Cabinet Daniel Valchev, film director Iglika Trifonova, actresses Yoana Bukovska and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Opposition Socialists, Turks Move to Topple Borisov Cabinet [Jun 01, 2011] The two major opposition formations ? the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and the ethnic Turkish party DPS ? have agreed on a course of seeking to bring about early elections. The parliamentary groups of the BSP and DPS ("Movement for Rights and Freedoms) announced Wednesday that they have decided together to initiate two no confidence votes against the government of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex Tsar 'Flattered' He Is Considered Presidential Candidate [May 28, 2011] Simeon Saxe-Coburg, Bulgaria's ex Tsar and ex Prime Minister, has continued beating about the push about his potential run for the Bulgarian Presidency in the elections in the fall. Saxe-Coburg has thus maintained the mystery around his possible presidential bid, and his favorite for the Presidency, in the event that does not run. "Thank you for the compliment at my age," Saxe-Coburg replied to ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex EU Commissioner Makes It Clear She'll Run for President [Mar 21, 2011] Bulgaria's former EU Commissioner Meglena Kuneva has indicated for the first time in a more tangible way that she will run for president in the elections in the fall of 2011. "If I run for President, my bid will be non-partisan. I haven't sought any party nomination because if I run for head of state I will not be committing to any political party," Kuneva told the Bulgarian National Radio on ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex EU Commissioner Shy over Presidency Bid [Feb 08, 2011] Bulgaria's former EU Commissioner Meglena Kuneva has played down rumors that she might run for President of the country in the October 2011 elections. Kuneva, who was Bulgaria's first ever EU Commissioner, in charge of consumer protection at the EC in 2007-2009, has often been mentioned in Bulgarian media as a primary bidder for the Bulgarian Presidency. Speaking in Plovdiv of Tuesday, however ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex-Tsar, PM May Run for President [Jan 23, 2011] Bulgaria's former Tsar and Prime Minister, Simeon Saxe-Coburg, may run for presidency in the upcoming 2011 elections. In an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio, Hristina Hristova, the new leader of NMSP, the party of former Tsar and Prime Minister, commented the recent rumors about Saxe-Coburg's alleged new political aims. "An experienced politician like him could still be useful for ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Die-Hard Rightist Rules out Early Elections [Nov 02, 2010] Ivan Kostov , Bulgaria's former prime minister and leader of a small conservative party, considered an ally of the country's minority center-right government , has ruled out early elections, though slamming the cabinet policies. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Borisov Loses Ground and Temper [Oct 12, 2010] Just over a year after taking office as Bulgaria's prime minister, Boyko Borisov has faced his first no-confidence vote in parliament. He comfortably survived it - not so much due to his own strength but rather thanks to the weakness of his opponents and his allies' fears of early elections. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM Sure of Success at Presidential Vote, Tips 5 Runners [Oct 02, 2010] Bulgaria's prime minister has expressed conviction that his party has among its ranks at least five likely nominees able to sweep next years' elections for the high, though largely ceremonial, office of president. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria-Descended Dilma Rousseff Said to Outshine Merkel, Clinton [Sep 27, 2010] The Brazilian ruling party's presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff, whose family came from Bulgaria, is expected to outrank Angela Merkel, Germany's Chancellor, and Hillary Clinton, the US Secretary of State, should she win the elections on October 3. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Police Hits Gang of "Crooks" [May 31, 2010] The raid is part of the efforts of Bulgaria's new center-right government, which swept the elections in July, to shake off the country's reputation for rampant graft and crime. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Conservative Leader Sets out Constitutional Conditions (Novinite.com) [Mar 12, 2010] Yane Yanev, leader of Bulgaria's conservative RZS party, supports impeachment of the President, but also wants the prime Minister to resign, to pave the way for new elections. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Govt Surfs Dented Wave of Popularity (Novinite.com) [Feb 25, 2010] Bulgaria's center-right government, which swept the elections in June, continues to surf the wave of popularity despite hostility towards reforms in the health care sector and the pension system, surveys show. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ex Bulgaria EU Commissioner to Run for President - Report (Novinite.com) [Feb 21, 2010] Bulgaria?s first and now former EU Commissioner, Meglena Kuneva, might run for President in the upcoming 2010 elections. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Election Commission Confirms Removal of Ethnic Turk MP (Novinite.com) [Feb 19, 2010] Bulgaria?s Central Election Commission has announced its official decision for the removal of one ethnic Turkish DPS MP from the Bulgarian Parliament following a recount of votes cast in 23 polling stations in Turkey in the July 2009 elections. [via YahooNews] More >>

Court Confirms Bulgaria's Ruling Party Gets 1 More MP (Novinite.com) [Feb 16, 2010] Bulgaria?s Constitutional Court confirmed Tuesday a Parliamentary reshuffle based on a recount of votes cast in 23 polling stations in Turkey in the July 2009 elections. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM: No Fear of Snap Elections (Novinite.com) [Feb 02, 2010] Bulgaria's prime minister, whose centre-right GERB party swept to a crushing victory over the Socialist-led coalition last summer with a shade under 40% of the votes and 116 of 240 seats in parliament, voiced readiness for early elections. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ruling Party GERB Eyes Second Term, Clear Majority (Novinite.com) [Jan 10, 2010] ?GERB should win the next elections and have full majority in parliament, ? Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Simeon Djankov said at the second regular party congress in Sofia on Sunday. [via YahooNews] More >>