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Maj. Gen. Rumen Radev is the nomination of main opposition Socialists for President of Bulgaria, party leader Korneliya Niniova has announced.
General Radev, former Bulgarian Air Force Commander, has been tipped as the most likely candidate of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP). His nomination was agreed between the Socialists and left-wing ABV party led by former President Georgi Parvanov.
The BSP governing body, the National Council, held a secret vote on Wednesday to elect the party’s nominee among three candidates.
Four potential nominees – MEP Iliana Yotova, former BSP leader Mihail Mikov, Mario Traykov and Yanaki Stoilov – withdrew from the race earlier in the day.
Bulgaria will hold presidential elections on November 6.
General Radev led with 99 votes in favour, ahead of former Economy Minister Rumen Gechev (38) and Tasko Ermenkov (13), Ninova announced after the vote, in which 151 members of the National Council took part.
The BSP will name its candidate for vice president at a later stage, Ninova added.
Brussels has unofficially warned Bulgaria’s Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova that the country’s euro adoption process could be suspended, according to BGNES, citing Nova TV.
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Bulgaria’s toll system now has the technical capability to track average vehicle speeds, as announced by the National Toll Management following a meeting with Regional Development Minister Violeta Koritarova.
The income required to cover living expenses for a working individual and a three-member family with a child under 14 has remained almost unchanged compared to June, according to an analysis by the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CI
The Council of Ministers has adopted a resolution to set the minimum wage at 1,077 leva, reflecting a 15.
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