GERB Strengthens Lead in Bulgaria as Eurozone Debate Fails to Shake Government Support
A new poll by “Gallup International Balkan” shows that GERB is holding onto its lead in Bulgaria, currently enjoying the support of 24.5% of voters
One of Bulgaria's top boxers, Detelin Dalakliev, has been included in the ballot of the left-wing Bulgarian Socialist Party, BSP, from the civil quota, for the May 12 snap general elections.
His election bid, however, soon became marred by reports from the formerly-ruling centrist Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria party, GERB, that the 2009 World Champion has been their member since March 12, 2009, and never discontinued the membership.
Speaking for Bulgarian 24 Chassa (24 Hours) daily, Dalakliev says he has attended only once a meeting of GERB's local branch in the northern city of Pleven, when the structure has been founded, and most likely was entered in the lists then as a popular Pleven resident.
"I wonder why they never approached me in four years and I have never paid any membership fees," the boxer says.
He has already cancelled his GERB affiliation.
The local branch reported they planned to expel him anyway, but did not provide information on his membership fees.
Dalkliev further voices utter disappointment from the fact he has not been allowed Saturday to bestow awards to winners in a sports event in the city.
"I understood the municipal leaders, who are from GERB, became angry that I am running on BSP's ticket. The organizers stopped me; they did not let me walk on the stage. I am a well-known competitor; my trophies and medals are in the Hall of Fame. Why mix politics and sports; they don't have much in common? And everyone is entitled to their own choice," the boxer stresses.
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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