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Bulgarian PM Vows Severe Sanctions in Police Brutality Case

The officers implicated in police brutality during the arrest of the ex Secretary of the Finance Ministry, Tencho Popov, will be sanctioned.

Politics » Domestic | April 29, 2011, Friday // 13:02 | Viewed: 2580

Bulgarian Right Wing Leader Firmly out of Presidential Race

The leader of the Bulgarian right-wing Democrats for Strong Bulgaria, DSB, party, Ivan Kostov, declared Friday he was not disappointed by the fact he had not been nominated to enter the presidential race.

Politics » Domestic | April 29, 2011, Friday // 11:29 | Viewed: 2591

Bulgaria Presidential Hopeful Slams Parvanov

Georgi Parvanov, Bulgaria's current President, is not making good use of the mechanisms his authority provides, according to Svetoslav Malinov, one of the potential candidates to succeed him.

Politics » Domestic | April 29, 2011, Friday // 11:10 | Viewed: 2249

Eccentric Mayor: Bulgaria Declared War on Libya, Brace for Attacks!

Bulgaria has practically declared war on Libya by sending its frigate to enforce a UN arms embargo, according to the eccentric nationalist mayor of Plovdiv, Slavcho Atanasov.

Politics » Domestic | April 28, 2011, Thursday // 18:09 | Viewed: 5611

Ex Bulgarian PM Stanishev: Borisov Can't Scare Off EU

Ex Bulgarian PM Sergey Stanishev has slammed his successor Boyko Borisov for stating Bulgaria will demand sanctions for EU countries failing to obey deficit limits in response to being treated unfairly for the Schengen Area.

Politics » Domestic | April 28, 2011, Thursday // 16:07 | Viewed: 1746

Contestants Set for Bulgarian Right's Preliminary Presidential Election

Svetoslav Malinov, a Bulgarian MP from the Democrats for Strong Bulgaria party, is to run in the preliminary elections within the rightist Blue Coalition, which will determine a common presidential candidate.

Politics » Domestic | April 28, 2011, Thursday // 15:43 | Viewed: 2112

Notorious Party RZS to Run Solo in Bulgaria's 2011 Votes

A small conservative opposition party with links to shady figures from Bulgaria's transition has said it will not team up with partners in the upcoming local and presidential polls in the autumn.

Politics » Domestic | April 28, 2011, Thursday // 09:55 | Viewed: 2246

Bulgaria Rightists Fail to Name Common Presidential Runner

The Union of Democratic Forces and Democrats for Strong Bulgaria, the two parties composing the Bulgarian rightist Blue Coalition, could not come up with a common presidential candidate.

Politics » Domestic | April 27, 2011, Wednesday // 13:23 | Viewed: 1840

Bulgarian Rightist MEP Slams Own Party over Presidential Nominee

Bulgarian EPP MEP Nadezhda Neynsky severely criticised her own Union of Democratic Forces for the manner of nomination of their candidate for the fall presidential elections in Bulgaria.

Politics » Domestic | April 26, 2011, Tuesday // 19:15 | Viewed: 3945

Partner in Bulgaria's Blue Coalition Names Presidential Nominee

The Union of Democratic Forces, one of the two parties forming Bulgaria's rightist Blue Coalition, named Tuesday their vice-chair Rumen Hristov as their presidential candidate for elections in the fall.

Politics » Domestic | April 26, 2011, Tuesday // 15:10 | Viewed: 3344

Young Bulgarian Liberals Want Ex-EU Commissioner for President

The youth organization of the National Movement for Stability and Prosperity have nominated former EU Commissioner and Bulgarian minister Meglena Kuneva for the upcoming presidential elections in the fall.

Politics » Domestic | April 25, 2011, Monday // 14:42 | Viewed: 1811

Bulgaria's Media Are Place for Murky Politics - Analyst

Bulgaria suffers from a chronically malfunctioning media world which is servicing unclear political and economic interests, according to political analyst Tsvetozar Tomov.

Politics » Domestic | April 25, 2011, Monday // 11:26 | Viewed: 2069

Political Brawl Mars Sofia Easter Mass

The solemn Easter Mass at the St. Alexander Nevsky cathedral in Bulgaria's capital Sofia began with a political scandal Saturday evening.

Politics » Domestic | April 24, 2011, Sunday // 13:01 | Viewed: 3322

Bulgaria Nationalists: Coalition with GERB Not Ruled Out

Bulgaria nationalists may pool their efforts with the currently ruling GERB party for the next general elections, their leader has disclosed.

Politics » Domestic | April 22, 2011, Friday // 13:20 | Viewed: 2147

Bulgarian PM Scolds Ministers for Information Leaks to Media

Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, has reprimanded Wednesday two of his ministers over leaks of information to the media.

Politics » Domestic | April 21, 2011, Thursday // 13:59 | Viewed: 2454

Bulgaria's Peshtera Town Hall Condemns School Propaganda Event

The municipal council in Bulgaria's town of Peshtera adopted Thursday a declaration condemning political propaganda during a school event.

Politics » Domestic | April 21, 2011, Thursday // 12:48 | Viewed: 2830

Parliament to 'Hunt' for Bulgarian President Trophies

The anti-Corruption Parliamentary Committee is to probe the hunting activities and trophies of Bulgarian President, Georgi Parvanov.

Politics » Domestic | April 21, 2011, Thursday // 10:23 | Viewed: 2381

Head of Bulgaria Anti-Mafia Team Kicked out

Stoyan Kushlev, chairman of Bulgaria's state Commission for Establishing of Property Acquired from Criminal Activity, has been dismissed, it emerged on Wednesday.

Politics » Domestic | April 20, 2011, Wednesday // 12:46 | Viewed: 2684

Bulgaria's Ethnic Turkish Party DPS Shakes Off 2nd Dissenter

Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish party DPS (Movement for Rights and Freedoms) has practically expelled a second key MP, Korman Ismailov, over criticism against its leader Ahmed Dogan.

Politics » Domestic | April 19, 2011, Tuesday // 20:21 | Viewed: 2603

Ex Tsar Criticizes Bulgaria's Politics, Media

Bulgaria's former Tsar and Prime Minister, Simeon Saxe-Coburg, has delivered strong criticism of the so-called "transition period" in the country, saying the one or two-party model is not yet "a thing of the past.

Politics » Domestic | April 19, 2011, Tuesday // 16:03 | Viewed: 2862

Bulgarian Nationalists Demand Ban of Jehovah's Witnesses

The Jehovah Witnesses are a dangerous sect and has to be abolished in Bulgaria, the nationalist VMRO party has declared in a letter sent to the Bulgarian press.

Politics » Domestic | April 19, 2011, Tuesday // 15:30 | Viewed: 15328
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