Bulgaria ranks first in Europe and second in the world in smokers per capita, data of the World Health Organization show. Bulgaria is preceded only by Cuba in the black statistics. According to the census of the National Statistics Institute from March 2001 every second man and every third woman in Bulgaria smokes. The number of smokers in Bulgaria totals three million and is constantly increasing. Most cigarette addicts are among people between 25 and 44 years old.
Bulgaria is entering a new political phase as the caretaker government led by Andrey Gyurov takes shape, with early parliamentary elections scheduled for April 19, 2026.
Bulgaria has formally raised concerns about violence and hate speech targeting the Bulgarian ethnic community in the Republic of North Macedonia before the Council of Europe
According to the latest nationwide survey by the sociological agency "Myara", if parliamentary elections were held in mid-February, voter participation would reach 51.5 percent, translating into the involvement of roughly three million voters.
Mayors from across Bulgaria gathered in the village of Bistritsa to show support for their colleague Samuil Popov, following the arson of his home and car on Monday night
WCC-DB MP Nikolai Denkov has indicated that his political formation could support President Rumen Radev and his team in elections, provided there is a genuine commitment to tackling corruption.
The emerging outlines of Andrey Gyurov’s caretaker cabinet suggest a strong emphasis on technical expertise rather than political weight, according to sociologist Elena Darieva,
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