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Sofia Airport Terminal II Evacuated over Bomb Threat

The Bulgarian authorities evacuated Sunday evening the newer Terminal II of Sofia's airport over an alleged bomb threat. The news was reported by the Bulgaria National Television BNT. The evacuation was triggered by an abandoned piece of luggage that has responded positively to the bomb detector. ...

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Sofia Mayor: Socialists, Turks Should be Kicked out of Office

Sofia mayor and leader of the popular center-right opposition GERB party has reiterated his determination to govern alone, ruling out any coalitions with the Socialist or ethnic Turkish parties, allies in the current government. "For the good of Bulgaria the Bulgarian Socialist party and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms should be voted out of power," Boyko Borisov said as he cast his...

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EXTRA: Gallup pollsters: Opposition wins Bulgarian elections

Sofia - Sofia Mayor Boyko Borisov's opposition GERB party has won the most votes in the Bulgarian parliamentary elections, the Gallup Institute projected seconds after the voting ended Sunday. According to the pollsters, GERB (Citizens for Bulgaria's...

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Bulgarian parliamentary poll amid high turnout, violations - Summary

Sofia - Voting has ended Sunday in Bulgaria's parliamentary elections with exit polls projecting an opposition victory amid a lively turnout. Agencies taking exit polls predicted that the GERB party of Sofia Mayor Boyko Borisov defeated Prime Ministe...

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Bulgaria's new party claims victory in poll

Boyko Borissov, the populist mayor of Sofia, claimed victory last night in Bulgaria's general election. Projections showed his new right-of-centre party would finish...

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Exit polls show Borissov ahead in Bulgaria

Exit polls showed a new right-of-centre party led by Boyko Borissov, a former police officer and mayor of Sofia, holding a strong lead over the governing Socialists in...

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Exit polls show Borissov ahead in Bulgaria's election

Exit polls showed a new right-of-centre party led by Boyko Borissov, a former police officer and mayor of Sofia, holding a strong lead over the governing Socialists in...

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Boyko Borisov's GERB Triumphs over Stanishev's BSP - Exit Poll

The rightist GERB party of Sofia Mayor, Boyko Borisov, has triumphed over the Bulgarian Socialist Party of PM, Sergey Stanishev, in Bulgaria's Parliamentary Elections on Sunday, July 5. According to the exit poll of the Alpha Research Agency, GERB ("Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria") has won 38,5% followed by the BSP with 18,4%. The ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms...

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Bulgaria PM-To-Be Borisov: I Will Bring the Guilty to Justice

Boyko Borisov, Sofia mayor, leader of the winner in the general elections GERB and already self-proclaimed prime minister of Bulgaria, embarked on his voyage for the higher office with the promise that Bulgaria is a different country and the guilty will be brought to justice. "I don't have the right not to lead Bulgaria's next government," Boyko Borisov said at his first press conference...

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ANALYSIS: Bulgarians make Socialists pay for corruption

Sofia - Socialist Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev may have whisked Bulgaria into the European Union despite the country not meeting all the criteria for membership, but few voters remembered that feat as they cast their ballots on Sunday, 18 months l...

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GERB Overwhelming Winner of Bulgaria Parliamentary Elections - Parallel Vote Counting

Sofia Mayor Boyko Borisov's party GERB has won categorically Bulgaria's Parliamentary Elections on Sunday, July 5, 2009. According to the parallel vote counting of the Sova Harris sociological agency, GERB has received 41,8%, the Bulgarian Socialist Party - 17,1%, ethnic Turkish party DPS 13,2%, nationalist "Ataka" party - 9,6%, Blue Coalition - 6,3%, Conservative party RZS ("Order,...

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Center-right sweeps to power in Bulgaria

The center-right GERB party, headed by Sofia's popular mayor Boyko Borisov, swept to power Sunday on a wave of popular discontent from the outgoing Socialist-led government.

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GERB Leader Borisov: I Assume Responsibility for Bulgaria's Future

The Mayor of Sofia and informal leader of the GERB party, winner of the general elections, Boyko Borisov, stated Sunday evening he was going to assume full responsibility for Bulgaria. Borisov spoke in an exclusive interview for the Bulgarian channel bTV just less than an hour before his appearance at the National Palace of Culture in downtown Sofia where party leaders are to give official press conferences....

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WHO IS WHO: Bulgaria's Top Political Leaders after Parliamentary Elections 2009

Who Is Who among the political leaders of Bulgaria's top political parties as the results of the 2009 Parliamentary Elections, which took place on Sunday, July 5, 2009, become clear. Boyko Borisov, informal leader, GERB Party Public Service Record:1982-1990 - officer at Fire Safety Service of the Sofia City Directorate of Bulgaria's Interior Ministry2001-2005 - Chief Secretary, Interior Ministry2005-present...

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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...