Bulgarian Minister of Economy and Energy Delyan Dobrev voted in Bulgaria's national referendum on nuclear energy Sunday in his native city of Haskovo.
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The voting stations abroad for Bulgaria's nuclear referendum on Sunday to see the highest turnout were those in London and Brussels, with 424 votes cast in each, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry.
Bulgaria will "logically" go for building a seventh reactor at its existing NPP in Kozloduy, Bulgarian Economy Minister Delyan Dobrev commented Sunday on the results of the nation's referendum on the construction of a second nuclear plant.
The voters who said "yes" in Bulgaria's nuclear referendum on Sunday in fact supported the construction of a seventh and eighth reactor at its existing NPP in Kozloduy, believes Valentin Nikolov, CEO of the Kozloduy NPP.
Bulgaria's nuclear referendum on Sunday, in which most of the small number of voters voted in favor, represents the first loss of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, according to Lyutvi Mestan, the new leader of Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish party DPS.
Bulgaria's ex PM and leader of the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party, Sergey Stanishev, has hailed the results of Sunday's referendum on nuclear energy as the "start of change" against the ruling center-right party GERB.
Bulgaria's first national referendum since 1989 "gave birth" to a new communist-fascist coalition, according to Ivan Kostov.
Bulgaria's second Nuclear Power Plant in the Danube town of Belene should be built only with a western investor, according to Meglena Kuneva.
A total of 21% of the eligible voters cast their votes in Bulgaria's nuclear energy referendum on Sunday, according to data from the 100% completed parallel vote count by polling agency Alpha Research.
PES and Bulgarian Socialist Party chair Sergey Stanishev should resign over the outcome of Sunday's referendum on nuclear energy in Bulgaria, stated Minister of Finance Simeon Djankov.
Bulgaria's Foreign Affairs Minister, Nikolay Mladenov, has cast his ballot in the country's first national referendum since 1989 in Washington DC.
Bulgaria's ruling GERB party will vote once more against the Belene NPP project if it re-enters parliament as a result of Sunday's referendum on nuclear energy, said Bulgarian PM and GERB leader Boyko Borisov.
Low voter activity in Bulgaria's first national referendum since 1989 will send the project to build a second Nuclear Power Plant in the Danube town of Belene back for debates in the Parliament.
Only 20.3% of eligible voters in Bulgaria cast their votes in Bulgaria's first national referendum after 1989 on Sunday, as of 6 pm local time, according to the exit poll of the Alpha Research agency.
A turnout of 20.3% has been announced by Bulgaria's Alfa Research polling agency minutes before the closing of the polling sections at 7 pm in Bulgaria's first national referendum since 1989.
Bulgaria announced in May 2004 that it will build a second nuclear power plant to replace two Soviet-era reactors at its Kozloduy facility which the European Union shut down right before the country’s accession in 2007.
2,112,563 positive votes are required for a binding positive outcome of Bulgaria's Sunday referendum on nuclear energy.
Bulgarians are voting Sunday, January 27, 2013, in their first national referendum in the nation's democratic history after the end of the communist regime in 1989.
All Bulgarian citizens have lost Sunday from the carrying out of a meaningless referendum, stated Vice-PM, Minister of Interior and ruling GERB party vice-chair Tsvetan Tsvetanov.
The referendum on the fate of nuclear energy in Bulgaria is a personal slap on the face for Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov.
The side supporting a new NPP in Bulgaria won a resounding victory at Sunday's referendum, stated PES and Bulgarian Socialist Party president Sergey Stanishev.
By helping organize the referendum on nuclear energy, Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergey Stanishev has dealt the death blow to the new Belene NPP project, commented Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov.
Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov commented first on Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic spectacular Australian Open win, when Borisov voted on the national referendum on nuclear energy late Sunday evening.
Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov voted in Sunday's national referendum on nuclear energy, suggesting that the referndum has been in vain.
A turnout of 17.42% has been announced by election authorities for 5 pm, 2 hours before closing time, at Bulgaria's first national referendum since 1989.
The initiative committee that initiated Bulgaria's Sunday referendum on nuclear energy has filed a voting violation claim against Minister of Interior Tsvetan Tsvetanov.
Referendums are good democratic practice and should be held often, commented Bulgarian Movement for Rights and Freedoms leader Lyutvi Mestan upon casting his ballot at Sunday's referendum on nuclear energy.
Bulgarian Parliament Speaker Tsetska Tsacheva has voted at the Bulgarian embassy in Dublin for Sunday's nuclear energy national referendum.
Bulgarians have the chance to vote to boost productivity and competitiveness in Sunday's national referendum on nuclear energy, argued PES and Bulgarian Socialist Party chair Sergey Stanishev.
Politicians from the new Bulgaria for Citizens party staged a performance producing electricity by stationary bikes to show a nonchalant stance towards the ongoing referendum on nuclear energy.
Bulgaria's first democratic referendum should open the door to an expansion of direct participation by citizens, stated Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev upon voting Sunday.
All Bulgarians should go out and vote on Sunday's referendum on nuclear energy, stated rightist Democrats for Strong Bulgaria leader and ex-PM Ivan Kostov upon casting his vote.
A handful of polling stations for Bulgaria's Sunday referendum on nuclear energy have not yet opened due to inclemend winter weather, announced election authorities.
Voting in Bulgaria's Sunday referendum on nuclear energy is going on smoothly with no significant violations or violation attempts recorded, announced Bulgarian police deputy head Milcho Enev.
Impediments due to obstructed roads have been lifted and all polling stations for Bulgaria's Sunday referendum on nuclear energy are now open.
Bulgaria holds a referendum on 27 January on whether the country should build a second nuclear power plant.
"It is a great success for Bulgaria that we achieved a new level of political maturity that allowed the organization of a referendum.
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