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PROFILE: Former bodyguard to forge Bulgaria's next cabinet

Sofia - Boyko Borisov has been an firefighter, bodyguard, and karate coach, but he shot to prominence as the interior ministry's chief secretary - effectively a top cop in a country plagued by organized crime and corruption. After Sunday's parliament...

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Exit poll says Bulgaria's right-wing opposition GERB...

Exit poll says Bulgaria's right-wing opposition GERB party has won the parliamentary election.

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BULGARIA: Opposition party ahead in legislative elections, say exit polls

Exit polls showed Bulgaria's opposition Gerb party to have won 41% of the vote in legislative elections Sunday, but this may not be enough for an absolute majority over the ruling Socialist Party.

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BULGARIA: Voters head to polls to elect new parliament

Bulgarians are casting their ballots in an election expected to see the centre-right opposition defeat the ruling Socialists but find it difficult to form a stable government, causing concern about a political impasse at a time of economic crisis.

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Bulgaria Votes for Parliament

The parliamentary elections in Bulgaria kicked off at 6:00 (EET) on Sunday as voters elect 240 representatives for the country's one-chamber Parliament.

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Bulgaria to Lose Council of Europe Accreditation if Elections not Fair

If severe breaches are established during the Bulgarian Parliament elections day, the country may lose the accreditation of the Bulgarian delegation to the Council of Europe. This was announced Saturday by the head of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) delegation to Bulgaria, Tadeusz Iwínski, Darik Radio reported. A PACE delegation, led by Tadeusz Iwínski will...

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Seven Turkish citizens die in traffic accident in Bulgaria

Sofia - Seven Turkish citizens, including a 12-year-old child, died on Saturday in a traffic accident near the south-eastern Bulgarian town of Svilengrad, the Interior Ministry reported. The victims, who were traveling via minibus from Germany to Tur...

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Bulgaria Votes in Crucial National Election

Bulgarians head to the polls on Sunday to elect a new parliament in the first general elections after the country's accession to the European Union. A total of 6 884 271 eligible voters have been urged to cast a ballot in the poll, which comes amid resentment and disappointment over unfulfilled expectations after a long and hard transition. The Socialist-led three-way coalition of Prime Minister Sergey...

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15 000 Policemen to Secure Peace in Bulgaria Parliament Elections Day

15 000 policemen will secure the peace around the 11 659 voting sections during the Parliament Elections day in Bulgaria. The whole personnel of the Interior Ministry will be involved in securing order in the elections day. Official call for citizens' help in preventing frauds and all cases of vote trade....

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Numerous Vote Trading Cases Reported before Bulgaria Elections Day

Numerous case of vote trading have been intercepted by the police officials the day before the elections for Bulgarian parliament on July 5. A 35-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly trading votes. The police in the near to capital Sofia, Pernik, together with the national security agency (DANS) found a list of 123 names with sums written for each one. ...

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Bulgaria Opposition Party Blocks Turkey Border

Members of Bulgaria's opposition "Order, Law and Justice" (RZS) party have block the border with Turkey in protest against the "voting tourism". The party has stated decidedly that it will not allow the traffic of buses with Turkish citizens who come to vote in Bulgaria, Darik Radio reported. The traffic is complete stopped at the border passing point Generalovo....

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US Ambassador McEldowney: Bulgaria People Expect Actions

The US Ambassador in Bulgaria, Nancy McEldowney, said that both Bulgarians and friends of Bulgaria expects specific actions to be taken by the next government. The Ambassador expressed said Saturday in an interview for Darik Radio that the new government must set clear goals and announce them in public. The government has to say what it wants to achieve in its fight with the organized crime and corruption,...

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Bulgaria GERB Party: Borisov Words out of Context

The words of Boyko Borisov, leader of the GERB party and most likely bidder to become Bulgaria's next PM, that he vowed to abolish the dual citizenship were taken out of context. This was the official position of the GERB party headquarters, expressed Saturday in connection with the materials published in media Friday. Borisov declared Friday in Sofia that one of the first legislative measures of his...

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Bulgaria Police Busts Drug Smugglers, Dual Citizenship Voters Lists

A joint action of the Bulgarian Svilengrad Customs and Haskovo special police forces resulted in busting three smugglers, fifty kilograms of heroin worth BGN 5 M, and found a list of 200 voters with dual citizenship. The drug was found after a thorough inspection of a "Ford" with Turkish registration at the Bulgarian-Turkish border crossing point "Kapitan Andreevo", Darik Radio...

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Bomb Blast in front of Alleged Bulgaria Vote Buyer House

A bomb exploded Friday night in front of the Bulgarian businessman, Ivan Hambardzhiev's house in the South West city of Blagoevgrad. The blast occurred around 9 pm, but was not a powerful one, police officials reported, as cited by Darik Radio. No one was injured....

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Switzerland vs Bulgaria live online pc stream

Switzerland vs Bulgaria live Date: February 11, 2009 Time: 19:30 GMT Competition: Friendly Live/Repeat: Live

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Europe - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in the Balkans East - Greece, Romania, Bulgaria: new report from Bharatbook

Annual publication 2008 Europe - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in Balkans (East) profiles the region’s three largest countries: Greece, Bulgaria and Romania. Impacting on the telecom markets of these three countries is EU-mandated competition, decreasing prices and leading to the introduction of new services by both competing operators and incumbents alike. This report offers an informative insight

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Bulgaria has been critized by the Commission for its environmental management

Bulgaria has received warning letters by the Commission for being in breach of the environmental law, notably regarding its household waste management and its evaluation of incidences on the environment forecasted by the wild birds directive.