Bulgaria Opposition Socialists File Claim to Cancel Sofia Elections
Representatives of the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party have officially filed a claim for the cancellation of mayor elections in capital Sofia October 23.
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Bulgaria's President Runner-up Returns to EP
By the end of the week, the presidential candidate of the opposition, left-wing Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), Ivaylo Kalfin, is returning to his job as Member of the European Parliament.
Bulgaria's Ruling GERB Ranks 1st in Municipal Vote
The ballot count in all 264 Bulgarian municipalities has concluded and official results are available, the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) announced Tuesday.
Bulgarian Socialists Demand Leader's Resignation over Elections Failure - Report
Members of the left-wing Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) consider demanding the resignation of its leader Sergey Stanishev as a result of the heavy defeat the party suffered in the country's presidential and local elections, a reports says.
Outgoing Bulgarian President Wishes Successful Tenure to President-Elect
Outgoing President Georgi Parvanov has sent congratulation letters to President-Elect Rosen Plevneliev and to each of the mayors elected at the first and second round of the local elections.
Bulgaria's Ruling GERB Defeat Socialists 14:8 in Mayors Tally - Final Results
Bulgarian voters have given the ruling center-right GERB party an overwhelming majority of mayors in regional capitals throughout the country, nearly twice as many as those won by the opposition Socialists, final results have shown.
8 GERB MPs Leave Bulgarian Parliament over Mayor Wins
Eight Members of the Parliament from the ruling, center-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria party (GERB) have been elected mayors and will free eight parliamentary seats.
Rock Band Lead Singer to Set Up Civic Movement after Failed Bid for Bulgarian Presidency
Svetoslav Vitkov, lead singer of Bulgarian punk/rock band Hipodil, has said he plans to set up a civic movement.
Bulgarian President-Elect Takes Ex Ministry Team to New Office
Bulgaria's President-elect, Rosen Plevneliev, announced he would take to the presidential office some key players from his ministerial cabinet.
Bulgarian Village to Hold New Mayoral Vote after Rivals Get Equal Score at Runoff
Residents of the southwestern Bulgarian village of Koprivlen will have to go to the polls for a third time after both mayoral candidates received an equal number of votes, 486, at the October 30 runoff.
Sofia Overwhelmingly Backed Ruling GERB President Bid
The candidate of the ruling GERB party, Rosen Plevneliev, and his running mate, Justice Minister from the GERB cabinet, Margarita Popova, have received 61% of the vote in the capital Sofia.
Ruling GERB Takes over Right Wing Stronghold Pleven
Dimitar Stoykov, nominated by the ruling center-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria party (GERB) is the new Mayor of the northern city of Pleven.
Every 3rd Ethnic Turkish Voter Supported Bulgaria's President-Elect - Pollster
A total of 29% of the voters affiliated with the ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) voted for Bulgaria's newly elected president Rosen Plevneliev, even though their party officially supported his opponent Ivaylo Kalfin ahead of Sunday's
Sofia Electoral Commission Escapes Runoff Chaos
The submission of ballots and protocols from voting polls to the Sofia Municipal Electoral Commission (OIC) went swiftly Sunday night.
Bulgaria's President-Elect - Runner-up Margin Shrinks to 5%
The results from the first input of 98% of the protocols of the voting polls show that the candidate of the ruling GERB party, Rosen Plevneliev, had won the presidential runoff with 52.5% of the votes.
Ruling GERB Grabs Bulgaria's Plovdiv
The candidate of the ruling, center-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria party (GERB), Ivan Totev, incumbent district governor, is the mayor-elect of the country's second largest city of Plovdiv.
Bulgaria's Ruling GERB Defeats Convincingly Socialists in Mayors Tally
Bulgaria's ruling center-right GERB party managed to tighten its grip on power following the presidential and local election run-offs on October 30.
Socialist Runner-up: GERB Crushing Democracy in Bulgaria
Bulgaria's 2011 presidential and local elections cannot be accepted as democratic, according to Ivaylo Kalfin, Socialist Party candidate who ended as the runner-up in the presidential vote.
Bulgaria Socialist Leader: GERB Victories Aided by Mutri
Bulgaria's Socialist leader has slammed the ruling and victorious center-right party for abusing the presidential and local elections with violence and vote-buying.
Bulgaria's Deputy PM Snaps Up Borisov's Watch over Election Bet
In a repeat of a 2009 situation, Bulgaria's Interior Minister and Deputy PM Tsvetan Tsvetanov received the wrist watch of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov.
Bulgaria PM Borisov: I Won't Run for President in 5 Years
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has made an attempt to put an end to speculations he might run for president in five years.
MORE ABOUT ELECTIONS 2011
» Political Analyst Maria Pirgova: Wielding Fear, Bulgarian Ruling Party Arranged Unfair Elections
» Journalist Ivo Indzhev: Secret Accord of President Parvanov, PM Borisov Mars Bulgaria's Elections 2011
» GERB Presidential Candidate Rosen Plevneliev: Bulgaria's Goal Must Be Modern European State
» Socialist Presidential Candidate Ivaylo Kalfin: A Dignified, Strong Bulgaria Should Be National Ideal
» Independent Presidential Candidate Meglena Kuneva: Bulgaria Needs Non-Partisanship and Competitiveness
» 'Dialogue by Correspondence with a Presidential Candidate' - Interview by Bestselling Bulgarian Author Zachary Karabashliev
» Bulgaria's Elections 2011: Financial Stability and Failed Democracy
» Bulgaria's Battle for Mayors, Round 2 - Who? Where? How?
» Bulgaria's Battle for Mayors, Round 1 - Who? Where? How?
» Q&A: If Elected Sofia Mayor, What Would You Do about...?
» Why Do They Want to Run for Sofia Mayor?
» The Unbearable Burden of Being a Bulgarian Voter Abroad
» Bulgaria on the Brink of Elections - a Ribbons and Clubs Combination
» GERB's Special Operation Codenamed 'Saving Plevneliev'
» The Transparent Unifiers of Civil Society - Bulgaria's Political Cliches
» Bulgaria's Presidential Race: Exposing the Total Lack of Leadership
