A governmental spokesman in Sofia affirmed that Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg's resignation won't be discussed at Tuesday's meeting of his party's main body. The comment comes hours after Bulgaria's municipal and mayoral poll in which ruling Simeon II
Mayors of fifty-five Bulgarian municipal centers - including big cities Varna, Stara Zagora, Russe and Targovishte - were elected on Sunday at first round of the country's local elections. However, this was not the case in most of the main cities as none
Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, arrived in Sofia Airport on Monday to join celebrations of 80 years since the Bulgarian Olympic Committee was established. The top guest met with Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov and Pr
Bulgaria's mobile operator MobilTel has been left without a strategic investor despite initial plans to pursue an offer for the acquisition of a minority stake, 24 Chasa Daily reported, citing sources close to the owner Austria's Mobiltel GmbH consortium.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has refused to meet representatives of the country's powerful business lobby to discuss Saturday's arrest of the country's richest oil executive Mihail Khodorkovsky. The arrest of the tycoon, which is the executive of oil
Bulgaria-born football star Hristo Stoitchkov secured a crucial 2-1 victory for the D.C.
Bulgaria's biggest meat and cold cuts producers gathered at the special Mesomania (Meat-Mania) international exhibition that kicked off in capital Sofia on Monday. This is the tenth time the event is being held and its popularity among both manufacturers
Preliminary exit polls in Bulgaria's local elections show the country's former communist party to be in the lead.
Bulgaria's former communist party was set to win municipal elections, according to exit polls, sending a mid-term warning to the centre-right government of Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg. The ex-communist Bulgarian Socialist Party (PSB) had won 32 per
Radio Free Europe The former communist Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) is set to win today's municipal elections beating the center-right government of Prime Minister Simeon Saxecoburggotski (pictured).
The Czech Republic is interested in boosting cooperation with Bulgaria in the fields of tourism, power engineering and environment, Czech Ambassador to Sofia Petr Dokladal said on Monday. Earlier this month, Dokladal also called for action to increase tr
After Sunday's local elections in Bulgaria, the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) didn't fall back from its leading position in the country's rightist political spectrum, incumbent Sofia mayor Stefan Sofiyanski, who seeks a third term in office, said on Mo
Former communist Bulgarian Socialist Party won the local elections in Bulgaria, defeating the ruling Simeon II National Movement (SIINM), radio Free Europe reported. Bulgarian Socialist Party managed to gather 32% of the votes cast in the entire country
Legendary football player and mayor candidate in his hometown of Sliven Yordan Lechkov made it to the run-off, the Bulgarian National Radio said. Lechkov ranked second with some 20 % of the votes cast in Sliven on Sunday, while leftist candidate Ivan Slav
I see the results from the elections in Sofia as a lost battle, which is not an end of the fight, right-wing candidate for Sofia mayor Nadezhda Mihaylova told for local bTV channel. She also said that the loss of the elections in Sofia is no tragedy for
Bulgaria's Socialist Party has an advantage in the poll for members of the Municipal Council of capital Sofia, according to official data. The Socialists won 26 %, followed by 23.
Bulgaria's ruling coalition junior partner Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) has the chances to expand its positions in the local governing with up to 50%, MRF leader Ahmed Dogan announced in the night after Bulgaria's local elections. Dogan said th
I think that supporters of the rightist Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) have voted for me at the first round of the local elections, Stoyan Alexandrov, leftist Sofia mayor candidate told private bTV channel. He also urged his opponent Stefan Sofianski t
Bulgaria's ruling Simeon II National Movement is a political party that is expanding its position in the power, Chairman of the central pre-election club of the movement Valentin Tserovski said in the night following the vote. Plamen Panayotov, first dep
Leftist Sofia mayor candidate Stoyan Aleksandrov has a better chance for winning at the run-off ballot than incumbent mayor of the city Stefan Sofiyanski does, Plamen Oresharski, ousted mayor nominee of the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) said Monday. B
According to latest data, current Sofia mayor Stefan Sofianski is only 1 percent ahead of socialist candidate Stoyan Alexandrov which bodes a tough run-off next Sunday. Sofianski garnered 30% of the votes, Stoyan Alexandrov was backed by 29% of Sofia res
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