Bulgarian Deputy PM Thinks Govt Should Have Resigned
Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev has said he insisted on Sunday evening that the cabinet step down after results of the presidential elections were announced.
Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev has said he insisted on Sunday evening that the cabinet step down after results of the presidential elections were announced.
The final count of votes in Bulgaria's three-point referendum may make its result binding in a surprise move, data from the election authorities shows.
The Reformist Bloc (RB) coalition will back the main ruling party's nominee in the runoff of presidential elections in Bulgaria, RB co-chair Bozhidar Lukarski has said.
Bulgaria's second-largest opposition party DPS has said it throws its support behind the socialist-backed candidate in the presidential elections.
A newly introduced "protest vote" option has fared better than some of the candidates in the presidential election in Bulgaria, official figures show.
Rumen Radev, the socialist-backed candidate, is on the lead in the first round of Bulgaria's presidential elections, exit poll data shows.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has said he will only step down if his party's candidate loses the runoff of the presidential election.
The Bulgarian national interest will be the core priority of the newly emerged nationalist coalition even after the presidential election, candidate Krasimir Karakachanov has said.
Bulgarians said no to apathy and voted for change, Rumen Radev, the main opposition party's presidential candidate has said.
Bulgarian talkshow host Slavi Trifonov has said it "will depend on circumstances" whether or not he will set up a party after a referendum held along with the presidential elections.
The junior ally in Bulgaria's minority coalition government will fully stand behind Tsetska Tsacheva, the main ruling party candidate, in the presidential election runoff, one of its co-chairs has said.
Bulgaria's main ruling party GERB is yet to take a stance on exit poll data which gives a narrow-to-clear lead of opposition-backed candidate Rumen Radev.
Bulgarian voters have backed the introduction of a first-past-the-post system, compulsory voting, and a drastic slash in state subsidies handed to political parties, exit poll data shows.
Polling stations across Bulgaria will not close at 20:00 but at 21:00 as voting for president still goes on, authorities say.
Both frontrunners in Bulgaria's presidential race support NATO, but also want Moscow and Sofia to have closer ties, Politico has said.
Voter turnout was higher at 17:00 local time (EET) in Sunday's presidential election in Bulgaria compared to the 2011 voter for head of state, authorities say.
People have been lining up to vote in many polling stations abroad, Bulgaria's electoral authorities report as the country is choosing its next President.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has summoned ministers in his cabinet to his home in Boyana, media reports suggest.
Nearly a third of Bulgarian voters had cast a ballot in Sunday's presidential elections as of 13:00 local time (EET), authorities say.
Voters in some ethnically mixed areas of Southern Bulgaria have told the public broadcaster that some inhabitants are receiving "instructions" before going to the polls.
Voter turnout in Bulgaria was bigger in the morning in Sunday's presidential election compared to the last vote, data from election authorities shows.
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