President Radev Awaits Parliament Decision Before Second Mandate Handover
Amidst Bulgaria's political landscape, President Rumen Radev adopts a stance of cautious anticipation as the nation navigates through complex parliamentary procedures
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Protesters have clashed with riot police outside the the Bulgarian parliament in Sofia.
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Anti-government protesters fought with riot police outside the Bulgarian parliament in the capital city Sofia on Tuesday.
Demonstrators, most of whom were students, called for the Socialist government to step down due to poverty and corruption in the EU's poorest state. This coincides with a three-week sit-in by students at Sofia University.
Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski’s new government has been dubbed the ‘Red Mafia’ for corrupt ties with business groups, similar to accusations that targeted his predecessor Boyko Borisov’s center-right minority government.
Protesters marched through the streets to the parliament, following which several people were arrested for trying to block patrol cars from entering the venue.
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Brazen Bulgarian gangs "terrorise the elderly and rob them over their life savings with increasingly aggressive phone scams nettling millions of euros," according to an AFP story.
The prospect of US President Donald Trump's moving closer to Russia has scrambled the strategy of "balancing East and West" used for decades by countries like Bulgaria, the New York Times says.
Bulgarians have benefited a lot from their EU membership, with incomes rising and Brussels overseeing politicians, according to a New York Times piece.
German businesses prefer to trade with Bulgaria rather than invest into the country, an article on DW Bulgaria's website argues.
The truth about Bulgaria and Moldova's presidential elections is "more complicated" and should not be reduced to pro-Russian candidates winning, the Economist says.
President-elect Rumen Radev "struck a chord with voters by attacking the status quo and stressing issues like national security and migration," AFP agency writes after the presidential vote on Sunday.
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