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Politics

Bulgarian PM Agrees with Presidential Veto on Electoral Code Amendments
Korneliya Ninova Becomes First Woman to Head Bulgarian Socialist Party
Runoff to Determine New Leader of Bulgarian Socialist Party

Society

Heavy Traffic Expected Across Bulgaria as Holiday Period Comes to End
State of Emergency Declared in Bulgaria’s Northwest Due to Overflowing Dams

Sports

Bulgaria’s Kubrat Pulev Claims European Heavyweight Title

Views on BG

The Guardian: Bulgaria’s Hidden Treasures Lie Beyond Cheap Beach Holidays

World

73 People Killed as Two Buses, Fuel Tanker Crash in Afghanistan
Bulgarians Stuck on Greek Islands to be Transported to Mainland on Sunday

Bulgarian PM Agrees with Presidential Veto on Electoral Code Amendments

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said that President Rosen Plevneliev has correctly vetoed the recent amendments to the Electoral Code concerning the voting abroad.

Politics » Domestic | May 8, 2016, Sunday // 14:39

Korneliya Ninova Becomes First Woman to Head Bulgarian Socialist Party

Korneliya Ninova was elected as the new chairperson of the largest opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) on Sunday, becoming the first woman to head the party in its history.

Politics » Domestic | May 8, 2016, Sunday // 13:46

Runoff to Determine New Leader of Bulgarian Socialist Party

A runoff will determine the new leader of the largest opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) after none of the candidates managed to garner more than half of the votes in the first round.

Politics » Domestic | May 8, 2016, Sunday // 11:16

Heavy Traffic Expected Across Bulgaria as Holiday Period Comes to End

Heavy traffic is expected on Bulgaria’s motorways and main roads as the holiday period is coming to an end on Sunday.

Society | May 8, 2016, Sunday // 12:03

State of Emergency Declared in Bulgaria’s Northwest Due to Overflowing Dams

State of emergency has been declared in Bulgaria’s northwestern municipalities of Mizia and Hayredin, both in the region of Vratsa, due to overflowing dams.

Society » Environment | May 8, 2016, Sunday // 10:44

Bulgaria’s Kubrat Pulev Claims European Heavyweight Title

Bulgarian boxer Kubrat Pulev claimed the vacant European heavyweight title after defeating Dereck Chisora from the UK at the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg on Saturday.

Sports | May 8, 2016, Sunday // 02:30

The Guardian: Bulgaria’s Hidden Treasures Lie Beyond Cheap Beach Holidays

In an article published in The Guardian on Sunday, Kate Eshelby argues that there is much more to Bulgaria than the cheap beach and ski holiday packages the country is best known to foreign tourists.

Views on BG | May 8, 2016, Sunday // 16:57

73 People Killed as Two Buses, Fuel Tanker Crash in Afghanistan

A crash between two buses and a fuel tanker claimed the lives of 73 people in Afghanistan on Sunday.

World | May 8, 2016, Sunday // 12:56

Bulgarians Stuck on Greek Islands to be Transported to Mainland on Sunday

The foreign ministry informed that the majority of Bulgarian tourists, who have been stuck on Greek islands due to the three-day general strike in the country, will be transported to the mainland on Sunday.

World » Southeast Europe | May 8, 2016, Sunday // 19:31