Bulgaria Likely to Hold Early Elections After Eurozone Entry
Political scientist Prof. Svetoslav Malinov predicted that early parliamentary elections in Bulgaria are likely to be held next year,
Former Union of Democratic Forces leader Martin Dimitrov has issued a strong statement of disappointment with the deepening disunity of the two main heirs of the Blue Coalition the UDF was part of.
"Bulgaria's right has lost its good sense," wrote Dimitrov using his Facebook page.
He renewed his criticism of the May 2012 UDF decision to break up the Blue Coalition that led to his resignation.
"At present, support for the Union has shrunk to 0.5-0.5%," said Dimitrov, adding that his former party will face "catastrophe" at the May 12 early elections.
Dimitrov also alluded to the rift between the other senior partner in the Blue Coalition - Democrats for Strong Bulgaria - and the Unity movement, newly founded by UDF dissenters.
Dimitrov clarified he was not part of negotiations between the two entities.
"What is obvious is that there should have been a unification and a road towards a new common party to the benefit of Bulgaria's democrats," said the former leader.
"Instead, we are witnessing the latest in a long string of splittings, a long string of games that seem to be heading towards a sorry end," added he.
Dimitrov concludes by saying that the situation apparently leaves him with "no one to vote for" in May.
Ivan Portnih, candidate of Bulgaria’s formerly ruling center-right party GERB, has won the battle for mayor of the coastal city of Varna by a slim margin.
Two candidates are vying to be mayor of Bulgaria's third-largest city and summer capital, Varna on the Black Sea coast.
The Sofia City Prosecutor's Office final count of the alleged illegal ballots discovered at a printing house in Kostinbrod hours ahead of the May 12 early elections is 480 000.
The number of apparently illegally printed ballots for Bulgaria's May 12 early general elections has swollen to at least 400,000, according to an announcement by the prosecution.
Bulgaria's formerly-ruling, center-right GERB Party has sent its claim contesting and asking to void the May 12 early general elections results to all European institutions.
Bulgaria's Constitutional Court has decided to try the claim contesting and asking to void the May12 early general elections results.
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