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Run-Offs Expected in Most of Bulgaria's Bigger Towns

In Bulgaria's second city Plovdiv as well as in many of the bigger cities, the polls indicate a run-off.

Politics | October 26, 2003, Sunday // 00:00

Junior Coalition Partner Sweeps Votes in Predominantly Ethnic Turks Kardzhali

The junior coalition partner the Movement for Rights and Freedoms won the post of the mayor and a total majority in the municipal council in Kardzhali, where the population is predominantly ethnic Turks, surveys show.

Politics | October 26, 2003, Sunday // 00:00

Sofia Exit Polls Prompt First Candidates' Comments

The first comments from Sofia mayor candidates after exit polls were announced showed that current mayor Stefan Sofianski who runs for a third mandate is confident to win the election. He said that the exit poll's results were exactly what he has expecte

Politics | October 26, 2003, Sunday // 00:00

Bulgarian Socialists Sweep National Vote

One third of the Bulgarians who cast their ballot in Sunday's local elections chose the ticket of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, a survey of Gallup agency shows.

Politics | October 26, 2003, Sunday // 00:00

Exit Polls: Incumbent Sofia Mayor Leads, Run-off Looms

Incumbent Sofia mayor Stefan Sofianski, who seeks a third term in office, has garnered 29.8% of the votes in Sofia, exit polls of Noema polling agency show.

Politics | October 26, 2003, Sunday // 00:00

Bulgaria Honours "Winter Herald" on Elections Day

The day of Bulgaria's local elections October 26 came in coincidence with the Christian St Dimitar Day when Bulgarians honour the "winter herald" and "master of frost and snow" St Dimitar. According to Christian mythology, St Dimitar rides a red horse an

Society | October 26, 2003, Sunday // 00:00

AFP: Socialists Win across the Country, Sofianski Leads in Capital

The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) is the most likely winner in municipal and mayoral elections in Bulgaria, AFP reported citing data from exit polls.

Politics | October 26, 2003, Sunday // 00:00

Sale Procedure for Bulgaria's Varna Shipyard "Success"

The sale procedure for acquiring 75% of Varna shipyard equity is a success, Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister Nikolay Vassilev said on Sunday. The deal that the consortium, which offered the highest price for Varna shipyard, will ink will be b

Business | October 26, 2003, Sunday // 00:00

US Concerned with Russian Tycoon Arrest

The United States has raised concerns about the arrest of Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky. US ambassador in Moscow, Alexander Vershbow said the arrest could raise doubts for foreign investors.

World | October 26, 2003, Sunday // 00:00

Foreign Media Unimpressed by Bulgaria's Poll

Only ten journalists from foreign media have been sent to report on results of Bulgaria's local elections. However, a total of 1,200 passes for the international press center at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia have been issued - 615 of them to jou

Politics | October 26, 2003, Sunday // 00:00

One Dead in Baghdad Hotel Attack

Visiting US Deputy Defence Secretary Paul Wolfowitz has escaped unhurt after a rocket attack on his hotel in Baghdad. Up to eight rockets were fired at the Hotel al-Rashid, one of the most heavily guarded sites in the Iraqi capital.

World | October 26, 2003, Sunday // 00:00

Bulgaria's Right-Wing Complains over Parliamentary Speaker "Agitation"

Evdokiya Maneva, chair of Sofia branch of right-wing party Union of Democratic Forces, has lodged a complaint with the Municipal Electoral Committee in the wake of the statement Parliamentary Speaker Ognyan Gerdzhikov made on Sunday morning, telling journ

Politics | October 26, 2003, Sunday // 00:00

Sofia's Major Rival Parties Got Glossier Ballots

The ballots of six parties distributed in Sofia have been printed on paper different in colour than the rest. The ballots of the ruling Simeon II National Movement and its junior partner Movement for Rights and Freedoms as well those of the Union of Democ

Politics | October 26, 2003, Sunday // 00:00

Pollsters Hampered from Entering Electoral Sections

Interviewers of the MBMD poll agency have been sent off from some 10 electoral sections in Bulgaria, Mira Yanova from the MBMD told Bulgaria's Darik radio on October 26, the day of the country's local elections. Capital Sofia's Municipal Electoral Commit

Politics | October 26, 2003, Sunday // 00:00

Local Elections Left Sofia's People Indifferent

People in Bulgaria's capital Sofia and the country's second city of Plovdiv are showing poor interest for Sunday's local elections as compared to residents of smaller cities and towns, data of the country's Central Electoral Commission show. Only about 9

Politics | October 26, 2003, Sunday // 00:00

Sofia Prisoners Show Enthusiasm for Voting

Most of the prisoners in Bulgaria's capital Sofia have shown considerable enthusiasm for casting their votes in the October 26 poll. About 75% of the prisoners in the Central Sofia Prison have cast ballots by the early afternoon.

Politics | October 26, 2003, Sunday // 00:00

800,000 Emigrants Still on Bulgaria's Electoral Lists

There are some 800,000 people who have left Bulgaria but their names are still on the country's electoral lists, member of the Central Electoral Commission Mihail Konstantinov told the Bulgarian National Radio on the day of the country's local elections O

Politics | October 26, 2003, Sunday // 00:00

Bomb Tip-Off in Sofia Electoral Section

A bomb tip-off was received around 11 am in a school which housed several electoral sections in southern Sofia quarter Gorublyane. According to police, an unidentified person called the school from a phone booth.

Politics | October 26, 2003, Sunday // 00:00

Stoitchkov: The Fire and the Fury

By William Gildea Washington Post

Views on BG | October 26, 2003, Sunday // 00:00

Poll: Sofia Mayoral Race Goes into Run-off

Sofia mayoral race will go into run-off, show data of Noema polling agency, released on Sunday afternoon. Noema chief Stoyan Mihaylov commented that the results come counter vote projections, according to which one of the candidates was expected to establ

Politics | October 26, 2003, Sunday // 00:00

Dow Jones: Bulgarians Vote For Municipal Leaders

Dow Jones Newswires Bulgarians chose municipal leaders Sunday in an election seen as a test for the nation's political stability after two years of reforms implemented by the center-right government.

Views on BG | October 26, 2003, Sunday // 00:00