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GERB won the mayor seats in Razlog and Beglezh Sunday. Photo by BGNES
The candidates of Bulgaria’s ruling GERB party have won the last two mayor by-election runoffs Sunday.
According to unconfirmed exit polls, Krasimir Gechev from PM Borisov’s party GERB has triumphed over Blagoy Dunkin, a candidate of a local initiative committee. In the first round, Gechev won 22% vs. 48% for Dunkin.
The voter turnout was over 70% - 10% more than a week ago. Both sides reported a number of violations to the Municipal Electoral Commission; however, the Commission ruled there had been no major issues.
Several of Bulgaria’s TV channels reported heated tensions in Razlog but said the local people were too scared to speak in front of their cameras.
Lyupcho Petrov from the GERB party won the mayor seat in the village of Beglezh, Pleven District, where he beat the Socialist Party candidate, Georgi Saykov.
GERB leader Boyko Borissov reaffirmed his commitment to guiding Bulgaria into the eurozone, stating that nothing would divert him from this goal
If parliamentary elections were held now in Bulgaria, GERB would emerge as the leading political force, with 23.8% of voters' support
Boyko Borissov, the leader of GERB, has emphasized that his party’s two main conditions for continuing their support for the government are membership in the eurozone
GERB leader Boyko Borissov stated that the upcoming vote of no confidence is designed to obstruct Bulgaria's progress toward joining the Eurozone
Boyko Borissov, leader of GERB, stated that the Bulgarian government has been fragile from the outset and has grown even more fragile in recent times
Boyko Borissov, leader of Bulgaria's GERB party, expressed his anger over the "Greatness" protest rally that took place outside his home in Bankya
US Ambassador to Bulgaria Eric Rubin has said he will do everything so that President Donald Trump visits the country, according to the Bulgarian National Radio.
Bulgaria's European Parliament Elections - June 7, 2009
The southwest Bulgarian town of Razlog is voting Sunday in the runoff of mayor by-elections.
Bulgaria's ruling Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) party spent 4 times less on their Sofia Mayor election campaign compared to the main opponent - Coalition for Bulgaria.
The Political Council of the Bulgarian conservative RZS party had notified the Supreme Prosecutor's Office of Cassations about violations during the Sunday Mayor elections in Sofia.
The Bulgaria conservative party "Order, Law, Justice" (RZS) leader, Yane Yanev, has stated that 59 000 votes were manipulated in Sunday's Sofia Mayor elections.
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