'No Alternative' to Boyko Borisov as Bulgaria PM - RB's Kuneva
There is no other alternative if GERB points out Boyko Borisov as Prime Minister during the forthcoming government talks, a Reformist Bloc leader has reiterated.
There is no other alternative if GERB points out Boyko Borisov as Prime Minister during the forthcoming government talks, a Reformist Bloc leader has reiterated.
Socialists confirmed they will not join a new Bulgarian government in any form, though they will take part in talks proposed by GERB if officially invited.
No lawmaker from the Reformist Bloc (RB) will back conservative GERB's proposal to form a minority government, a core member of one of its parties has said.
Bulgarians cast their votes and now it is up to the politicians to read people's message from Sunday's elections, President Rosen Plevneliev said Tuesday.
Conservative GERB party, which won the early elections on October 5, will hold a first round of negotiations on a next cabinet on Monday, October 13, party officials say.
GERB leader Boyko Borisov is ready to give ministerial posts to other parties in exchange for support and shared responsibility for policies, according to an interview for the Pressa daily.
All votes have been processed as of 6.30 PM on Monday, the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) announced a day after Bulgaria's early elections were held.
Volen Siderov, leader of the left-wing nationalists Ataka, told journalists that his party will remain in opposition and will not participate in government consultations.
Center-right GERB party declared it would try to set up a minority government following its victory in the general elections held Sunday.
Georgi Parvanov, former two-term President of Bulgaria and leader of the ABV Movement (Alternative for Bulgarian Revival), has expressed willingness to engage in constructive partnership with the political powers represented in Parliament, the priority go
Sunday’s early parliamentary elections reflected disillusionment and further polarisation in Bulgarian society, international observers have said.
Nikolay Barekov, leader of populist party Bulgaria without Censorship, has suggested that the first party to receive the mandate to form a government had to be successful in the attempt.
Bulgaria’s GERB party will seek backing from the Reformist Bloc and possibly the nationalist Patriotic Front to form a governing coalition, a leading GERB member said on Monday.
Bulgarian caretaker Prime Minister Georgi Bliznashki has called on the political parties to approach the task of forming a government responsibly, stressing that the country faces tough problems requiring long-term solutions.
A voter in Bulgaria's south western town of Sandanski cast an invalid ballot with a condom attached to it, reports the Sandanski21.
A total of 71 pretrial proceedings into violations of voter rights at the early parliamentary elections have been launched, BGNES news agency reports.
Center-right party GERB (Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria), which won most votes in the early parliamentary elections on October 5, yet fell short of an overall majority, made clear that it would seek support for a strong government program w
With 94% of the votes counted, the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) leads in none of Bulgaria’s regions, the Central Electoral Commision (CEC) said on Monday.
A total of 87.329% of the votes have been processed as of 7.45 am Monday.
The total number of Bulgarian citizens who have cast their votes in the polling stations in 58 countries is 131,590.
The preliminary data of the Central Electoral Commission from 65.328% of the votes as of 5.15 a.m. Monday confirms that 8 parties will enter parliament after October 5 elections.
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