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Outgoing President's Fake Facebook Profile Shocks Bulgarian Users

Comments, posted on the wall of a fake Facebook profile of Bulgaria's President, Georgi Parvanov, regarding the outcome of the country's presidential elections stirred wide-spread confusion Tuesday.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | November 8, 2011, Tuesday // 15:55 | Viewed: 2530

Bulgarian Socialists Go Ahead with Vote Recall

The opposition, left-wing Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) is going to demand a recall of the results of the October 23 presidential elections and October 30 runoff.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | November 8, 2011, Tuesday // 15:02 | Viewed: 1639

GERB's Andrey Ivanov Reelected Sofia Municipal Head

Andrey Ivanov, from the ruling, center-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria party (GERB) was reelected Tuesday Chair of the Sofia Municipal Council.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | November 8, 2011, Tuesday // 14:39 | Viewed: 1343

Sofia Mayor-reelect, Council Take Oath of Office

The Mayor-reelect of Bulgaria's capital Sofia, Yordanka Fandakova, and the new Sofia municipal councilors took Tuesday the oath of office.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | November 8, 2011, Tuesday // 11:54 | Viewed: 1167

Sofia Reelected Mayor Fandakova to Swear In

Yordanka Fandakova, the candidate of Bulgaria's ruling party GERB and Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, who was reelected as mayor of the capital by a wide margin on October 23, will take her oath on Tuesday.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | November 8, 2011, Tuesday // 10:04 | Viewed: 1098

Bulgarian PM: Any GERB Runner Would Win Presidential Race

Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, revealed he had 5 options when selecting the candidate for president to be nominated by his ruling, center-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria party (GERB).

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | November 7, 2011, Monday // 11:11 | Viewed: 1230

Bulgarian Multi-party Ex-Mayors Want Elections Cancelled

The former mayors of the Bulgarian cities of Plovdiv, Pleven and Smolyan, who lost the run-off votes October 30 to ruling GERB party representatives, have joined forces to request a recall of the vote.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | November 6, 2011, Sunday // 18:56 | Viewed: 1547

Bulgaria's Ethnic Turkish Party Claims Presidential Vote Must Be Cancelled

Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish party Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) believes that there are reasons for seeking a cancellation of end-October's presidential elections and remains ready to discuss various methods of contesting the results.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | November 5, 2011, Saturday // 19:45 | Viewed: 1750

Electoral Body: Bulgaria's Vote Fully Legal despite Organizational Trouble

The first and the second round of Bulgaria's presidential and local elections were held in compliance with the law, according to Krasimira Medarova, Chair of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC).

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | November 5, 2011, Saturday // 16:14 | Viewed: 1375

Bulgarian Socialists: We Are Elections' Moral Winners

The leader of the opposition, left-wing Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) declared Saturday the Socialists as the "moral winners" in the October presidential and local elections.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | November 5, 2011, Saturday // 14:20 | Viewed: 1204

8 GERB MPs Leave Bulgarian Parliament to Assume Office as Mayors

The Bulgarian Parliament terminated on Friday the tenures of office of eight MPs of center-right ruling party GERB to allow them to assume office as mayors.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | November 4, 2011, Friday // 10:41 | Viewed: 2079

Bulgaria's Ethnic Turkish Party Insists it Played Fair at Presidential Elections

Lyutvi Mestan, Deputy Chair of the ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) party has dispelled allegations that the formation played a double game at the recent presidential elections.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | November 3, 2011, Thursday // 13:08 | Viewed: 1030

Plevneliev Officially Awarded Bulgarian 'President-Elect' Certificate

Rosen Plevneliev, the presidential candidate endorsed by Bulgaria's ruling centrist-right GERB, officially received a certificate confirming he is the country's president-elect.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | November 3, 2011, Thursday // 13:00 | Viewed: 1229

Bulgaria's Ethnic Turkish Party Bashes Govt over Election Violations

Heavy doubts are cast over Bulgaria's centrist-right GERB minority government for irregularities during the country's recent presidential and local elections, the ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) has stated.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | November 2, 2011, Wednesday // 19:19 | Viewed: 1230

Right-Winger Demands Cancellation of Sofia Election, Too

Proshko Proshkov, the candidate endorsed by the Bulgarian right-wing Blue Coalition, has officially filed a claim for the cancellation of mayor elections in capital Sofia October 23.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | November 2, 2011, Wednesday // 14:55 | Viewed: 1098

It's Official: Plevneliev Clinches Bulgaria's Presidency with 52.6%

47-year-old Rosen Plevneliev, the candidate of the ruling center-right party GERB, has won Bulgaria's presidential elections with 52.58% of the votes cast in the run-off on Sunday, the Central Electoral Commission has announced.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | November 1, 2011, Tuesday // 19:01 | Viewed: 1642

Bulgarian Socialists Demand Vote Recall in 5 Locations

The opposition left-wing Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) announced Tuesday they will ask for a recall of results from local elections in four regional centers and one town – the cities of Smolyan, Veliko Tarnovo, Plovdiv, Sofia and the town of Lom.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | November 1, 2011, Tuesday // 18:24 | Viewed: 1966

GERB with 2nd Try on Ethnic Turkish Stronghold of Kardzhali

The Administrative Court in the southern Bulgarian city of Kardzhali fulfilled Tuesday the request of the ruling, center-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria party (GERB) to have a ballot recount.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | November 1, 2011, Tuesday // 17:36 | Viewed: 1451

Rift Shakes Bulgaria's Right Wing in Elections Aftermath

The leader of the Bulgarian right-wing party Union of Democratic Forces (UDF), Martin Dimitrov, declared Tuesday he will ask the November 22 assembly of the National Executive Committee of the party for a confidence vote.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | November 1, 2011, Tuesday // 16:57 | Viewed: 1193

Bulgarian Nationalist Blasts PM for Lying about Cheers

Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, lied in announcing that he had received congratulations on his victory in election night from the leader of the far-right, nationalist Ataka party, Volen Siderov.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | November 1, 2011, Tuesday // 16:20 | Viewed: 1283

OSCE Accuses Bulgaria's Electoral Body of Inefficiency

Bulgaria's Central Electoral Commission (CEC) is incapable of making decisions on on critical issues in a timely or efficient manner, according to a statement of the observer mission of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | November 1, 2011, Tuesday // 15:23 | Viewed: 1284
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