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Bulgarian Interior Minister Hopes for President with 'Content'

Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister, Interior Minister, and Head of the Election Quarters of the ruling GERB party cast a ballot Sunday, accompanied by his entire family, including baby daughter Sofia.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | October 30, 2011, Sunday // 16:11 | Viewed: 956

Sofia Election Body: GERB MPs Presence at Vote Count Was Illegitimate

The two MPs from the ruling party GERB, who were inside the facility where the capital's ballots have been counted, should not have been there, according to the Chair of the Sofia Municipal Electoral Commission (OIC), Marina Belcheva.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | October 30, 2011, Sunday // 15:33 | Viewed: 1313

100 Bulgarians Cast Votes in East Asia

A total of 111 Bulgarian citizens have voted in the presidential elections run-off in the polling stations in Seoul, Tokyo, and Beijing, the Foreign Ministry announced.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | October 30, 2011, Sunday // 15:17 | Viewed: 3302

Vidin Ballots Found in Varna Voting Polls

Ballots for the presidential runoff vote in the northwestern Danube city of Vidin mysteriously found their way Sunday to several voting polls in the Black Sea capital Varna.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | October 30, 2011, Sunday // 15:10 | Viewed: 943

Bogus Weather Reports, Derby Results, Music Charts Beat Exit-Poll Ban in Bulgaria

Bulgarian media beat a ban on the release of exit polls from voting in the presidential and local run-offs by using a number of tricks, including bogus weather reports, as cover to pass on runners' likely standings.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | October 30, 2011, Sunday // 14:39 | Viewed: 1369

Notorious Turkish Leader Votes for 'Democratic Bulgaria'

Ahmed Dogan, the controversial leader of Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms party, cast his vote in the country's presidential election run-off on Sunday.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | October 30, 2011, Sunday // 14:20 | Viewed: 1230

Bulgarian Socialist Leader Votes to Avoid Enemy's 'Kiss of Death'

It is now most important that Bulgarians should avoid the ruling centrist-right GERB party's "kiss of death", left-wing Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) leader Sergey Stanishev declared upon voting in the presidential election's run-off on Sunday.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | October 30, 2011, Sunday // 13:39 | Viewed: 1113

Bulgarian PM Votes for President, Suspects Opposition Conspiracy

Invalid ballots were deliberately cast by Bulgaria's opposition in order to suggest that there have been manipulations in the voting process, according to the country's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, who voted in Sunday's election run-off.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | October 30, 2011, Sunday // 12:37 | Viewed: 1070

Bulgaria's Outgoing President Votes, Hopes for Fair Elections

Georgi Pravanov, Bulgaria's president whose second and last term in office ends in January, voted in his country's presidential election run-off on Sunday.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | October 30, 2011, Sunday // 12:00 | Viewed: 910

Top-Bulgarian Presidential Runner Votes for 'European Development', Too

Rosen Plevneliev, the presidential candidate endorsed by Bulgaria's ruling centrist-right GERB party, cast his vote in Sunday's election run-off, vowing his presidency will be dynamic and pragmatic.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | October 30, 2011, Sunday // 11:37 | Viewed: 1052

Left-Wing Presidential Hopeful Votes, Bashes Interior Minsiter

Ivaylo Kalfin, the presidential bidder endorsed by the left-wing Bulgarian Socialist Party, cast his vote in Sunday's election run-off.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | October 30, 2011, Sunday // 11:15 | Viewed: 1307

84 Cast Votes for Bulgarian President in Australia, New Zealand

A total of 84 Bulgarian citizens have taken part in Sunday's run-off of the Bulgarian presidential elections in the polling stations in New Zealand and Australia, the Foreign Ministry in Sofia announced.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | October 30, 2011, Sunday // 10:54 | Viewed: 1829

Right-Wing Leader: Bulgaria's Elections Are Nightmare!

The presidential and local elections in Bulgaria have turned out to be a nightmare, according to Ivan Kostov, co-leader of the right-wing Blue Coalition and former Prime Minister (1997-2001).

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | October 30, 2011, Sunday // 10:03 | Viewed: 1097

Bulgaria Bans Hunting on Elections Day

Hunting has been banned in Bulgaria on Sunday, October 30, the day on which presidential and local election runoffs are carried out in the country.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | October 30, 2011, Sunday // 08:25 | Viewed: 1082

Final Showdown in Bulgaria's 5th Ever Presidential Elections

Bulgarians are casting their ballot Sunday in the second round of the 5th presidential elections in their country's history, picking between Rosen Plevneliev, the candidate of the ruling center-right party GERB and PM Boyko Borisov, and Ivaylo Kalfin, run

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | October 30, 2011, Sunday // 07:01 | Viewed: 1333

Center-Right Rulers Face Socialists in Bulgaria Run-Offs

Bulgarians began voting on Sunday in local and presidential election run-offs amid expectations that the outcome will tighten the centre-right GERB's grip on power despite dismal economic conditions, allegations of violence and vote-buying.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | October 30, 2011, Sunday // 06:19 | Viewed: 1256

Bulgarian Presidential, Municipal Runoff Imperiled by Fleeing Officers

A troubling exodus of election officials is being registered in the last day before the second round of presidential and local elections in Bulgaria this Sunday.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | October 29, 2011, Saturday // 17:01 | Viewed: 1325

Bulgarian Presidential Elections Set to Kick Off in New Zealand

The first Bulgarian citizens around the world to vote in the run-off of the presidential and local elections on Sunday, October 30, 2011, are those in New Zealand.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | October 29, 2011, Saturday // 16:28 | Viewed: 1352

15,000 Police to Guard Sunday Bulgaria Elections for Violations

The Bulgarian Ministry of Interior has announced that 15,220 police officers will be deployed Sunday to ensure the safe and peaceful carrying through of the second round of presidential and local elections.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | October 29, 2011, Saturday // 13:56 | Viewed: 1334

Bulgaria Election Body Fails to Censure Ruling Party MPs for Interfering with Elections

Bulgaria's Central Electoral Commission failed to adopt a pronouncement Saturday on the fact that two ruling GERB party MPs were present at the Sofia Municipal Electoral Commission upon counting ballots.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | October 29, 2011, Saturday // 13:11 | Viewed: 1637

Bulgarians Reflect Ahead of President, Mayors Election Runoff

Saturday is a so-called "day of reflection" in Bulgaria, as it precedes the second round of the presidential and municipal elections October 30.

Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011 | October 29, 2011, Saturday // 10:13 | Viewed: 1435
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