PM: I Bow to All Bulgarians for Staving Off Political Crisis
Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has expressed deep gratitude to the Bulgarian people for supporting the presidential candidates of his party, preventing thus a looming political crisis.
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Plevneliev: Bulgaria's Presidency Will Be 'Center-Forward'
Bulgaria's Presidency will play the role of a center-forward for the country's national priorities, promised President-Elect Rosen Plevneliev.
Bulgaria Controversial Football Star-Mayor Unseated by Slim Margin - Exit Polls
The controversial mayor of Sliven and football legend, Yordan Lechkov, endorsed by the ruling party, has ranked second in the run off on Sunday, defeated by Socialist Kolio Milev.
Plevneliev Clinches Bulgaria’s Presidency with 53.8% - Gallup
47-year-old Rosen Plevneliev from the ruling center-right party GERB has won Bulgaria’s presidential vote run-off with 53.
Plevneliev Is Bulgaria's 4th Democratically Elected President
Bulgaria's President-Elect Rosen Plevneliev is the fourth democratically elected President in the history of Bulgaria.
Bulgaria's GERB Sweeps Veliko Tarnovo, Blagoevgrad, Vratsa, Stara Zagora, Pernik - Exit Polls
Bulgaria's ruling center-right party managed to conquer the country's ancient capital of Veliko Tarnovo, according to exit polls.
Bulgaria's President-Elect Was Well-Behaved Kid, Relatives Say
Bulgaria's President-Elect Rosen Plevneliev was a "beautiful, smart, well-behaved, curly-haired kid," according to relatives.
Bulgaria's Socialists Seem Set to Seek Annulments of Election Results
The opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party is mulling filing for annulments regarding the results from the presidential and local elections at least in some locations around the country, its leader Sergey Stanishev declared.
Ruling Party Defeats Bulgaria Most Successful Right-Wing Mayor by 2% - Exit Polls
Nayden Zelenogorski, one of the most successful right-wing politicians in Bulgaria, has been defeated in his bid for a fourth term as Pleven mayor by the ruling party runner, according to exit polls.
Runner-up: Bulgaria's President-Elect Must Be 'More Convincing'
Bulgaria's President-Elect Rosen Plevneliev needs to be "more convincing" than he has been in his campaign, according to his opponent Ivaylo Kalfin.
Socialist Candidate: Bulgaria's Left Is in Upsurge despite Loss
The presidential candidate of Bulgaria's opposition, left-wing Socialist Party (BSP), Ivaylo Kalfin, who, according to exit polls, ended second in the election runoff, says he had won the trust of many people.
Shocking Defeat for Bulgaria Socialists in Stronghold Smolyan - Exit Polls
Smolyan, a town and ski resort in the very south of Bulgaria not far from the border with Greece, has surprisingly unseated its long-serving Socialist mayor, according to exit polls.
Mayor of Bulgaria Sea Capital Varna Secures Fourth Term - Exit Polls
The citizens of Varna, the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, have given the thumbs up for their incumbent mayor for the fourth time, according to exit polls.
Bulgaria Ruling Party Wins in Plovdiv after Dramatically Close Call - Exit Polls
Plovdiv, the second-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia, witnessed a heated neck-to-neck battle for the mayoral post in the run-off elections on Sunday, which eventually led to the victory of the ruling party candidate, according to exit poll results.
Plevneliev Is Bulgaria's New President
Rosen Plevneliev, the candidate of the ruling center-right party GERB, has won Bulgaria's Presidential Elections.
Who Is Who: Bulgaria's President-Elect Rosen Plevneliev
Rosen Plevneliev, Regional Development Minister in the Borisov Cabinet, has been nominated by the ruling party GERB to run for President in the October 23, 2011, elections.
Half of Bulgarian Voters Hit Polls in Election Runoff
By 5 pm Sunday, 42% of Bulgarian voters had cast a ballot in the presidential and 46% in the local elections runoff.
Higher Turnout Reported at Bulgarian Voting Polls Abroad
Over 36 561 Bulgarians living abroad had cast a ballot by 4 pm Sunday in the presidential elections runoff.
Bulgarian Culture Minister Calls on Fellow Ethnic Turks to Vote for Their Own
Culture Minister, Vezhdi Rashidov, who is from ethnic Turkish background, appealed to all Bulgarian Turks to vote for themselves in the presidential and local elections runoff Sunday.
Sofia Police Vows Order after Polls Closing
The police in Sofia have adequate manpower and had undertaken all necessary measures to prevent chaos after the closing of the polls in the local and presidential elections runoff Sunday.
Poll: Bulgaria's Runoff Voter Turnout Higher than 1st Round
By 3 pm Sunday, slightly over 37% of Bulgarian voters had cast a ballot in the presidential and local elections runoff.
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
