Politics » Presidental & Local Elections 2011
Tsvetan Tsvetanov, acting Interior Minister and head of the election headquarters of center-right ruling party GERB, has offered an official apology for the total chaos at the October 23 "2 in 1" elections and the vote counting.
After an 18-day break, the Members of the Parliament resumed work with clashes and mutual accusations of manipulations and violations of the October 23 presidential and local elections.
Bulgarian nationalist leader Volen Siderov has called for a nationwide recount of the results of the October 23 presidential and local elections.
The leader of Bulgaria's opposition conservative Order, Law and Justice party (RZS), Yane Yanev, firmly denies reports they are endorsing the candidates of the ruling, center-right GERB for the elections runoff.
Bulgaria's Central Electoral Commission, CEC, had asked the Chair of the Sofia Municipal Electoral Commission, OIC, for an official explanation of the presence of two MPs from the ruling party inside the facility where the capital's ballots have been coun
The post-election chaos in Bulgaria, which followed the October 23 presidential and local elections in the country, is inching towards conclusion Wednesday.
Regional development and road construction have been mentioned as key priorities by Rosen Plevneliev, the presidential candidate endorsed by the ruling Bulgarian centrist-right GERB.
The citizens of Bulgaria's capital Sofia preferred to participate in the vote for their city's mayor and municipal council than for the country's president, the Bulgarian Central Electoral Commission has revealed.
Meglena Kuneva, Bulgaria's presidential candidate, who ended third in the October 23 race, reiterated Tuesday that she was not going to endorse any of the two remaining runners who will face each other Sunday.
The leader of Bulgaria's opposition conservative Order, Law and Justice party (RZS), Yane Yanev, promised Tuesday support for the ruling, center-right GERB for the elections runoff.
Seeking to summon support for the October 30 runoff, Rosen Plevneliev, presidential candidate of center-right ruling party GERB, has emphasized what he describes as a sharp distinction between him and his rival, the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP)'s Ivayl
The total number of declared donations by political parties, coalitions and initiative committees by Tuesday is 395, of which 394 are in cash.
Commenting on the chaos surrounding the October 23 presidential and local elections, Antoaneta Tsoneva, President of the Institute for Public Environment Development (IPED), has said that Bulgaria's inexperienced election administration is to blame for th
Stanislav Ivanov, Member of the Parliament from the ruling, center-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) party firmly rejects accusations of attempting to manipulate elections results.
Observers of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe have generally assessed Bulgaria's presidential and local elections held Sunday positively but have raised concerns about vote-buying and media coverage.
Rosen Plevneliev, the candidate of ruling center-right party GERB, has won 39.8% of the vote in Bulgaria's presidential elections on Sunday, the Central Electoral Commission announced Monday night.
The observing delegation of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe has found Bulgaria's local elections held Sunday to be based on a "solid legal framework" but needing "improved integrity of elections at grassroots level.
Bulgaria's ruling party has demanded that the ballots in the town of Kardzhali are recounted after it emerged that their runner has failed to make it to the run-off.
The Bulgarian ruling party's joy over what was believed to be a breakthrough in the town of Kardzhali, an ethnic Turkish stronghold, has proved short-lived.
Ivan Kostov, leader of the right-wing Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) has called on supporters of the party to back the presidential candidate of ruling center-right party GERB at the runoff.
After the October 23 local elections, nine Bulgarian regional centers already have mayors elect, according to data from the Central Electoral Commission, CEC, from the counting of ballots by mid-day Monday.