Bulgarian politics

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Velichie's parliament entry puts Bulgaria's coalition majority at risk

After the Bulgarian Constitutional Court ordered a partial recount of October's election results, the ultranationalist, pro-Russian Velichie party now has 10 seats in parliament.

14/03/2025

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Bulgaria’s centre-right party tasked with forming new government

The GERB party won 69 seats in the October vote for the 240-member legislature, the most of any party but well short of a majority to govern alone.

15/01/2025

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Threatened with expulsion, two Bulgarian MEPs leave Renew group

Following Renew's decision to exclude the Bulgarian Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS), its two members within Renew have announced their decision to leave the group, staying loyal to their party.

23/12/2024

Bulgaria

Bulgaria's center-right GERB party wins snap vote, exit poll shows

The centre-right GERB party of former Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov is the likely winner of Bulgaria's parliamentary election, after exit poll results showed it placing first on Sunday.

27/10/2024

Bulgaria

Conservatives lead in Bulgaria's legislative election exit polls

Bulgarians cast their ballots in the seventh general election in just over three years, with former Prime Minister Boyko Borisov's centre-right GERB party projected to lead with 25-27% of the vote.

26/10/2024

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Bulgaria heads to the polls for the seventh time in three years

Voters return to the ballot box amid high apathy and a surge for the far-right.

24/10/2024

Bulgaria

New Bulgarian caretaker government sworn in

Six snap elections in a row have failed to yield a stable and effective government, and voters are becoming apathetic in response.

27/08/2024

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Bulgaria's parliamentary elections postponed amidst political crisis

Bulgaria's president has rejected the new caretaker government put forward by the interim prime minister, saying it wouldn't guarantee fair elections.

19/08/2024

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Why critics want an EU response to Bulgaria's LGBTQ+ 'propaganda' ban

The EU executive has previously taken legal action and withdrawn funds from Hungary for a similar law.

16/08/2024

Bulgaria

Bulgaria's law against LGBTQ+ 'propaganda' in schools spark protests

Protesters rallied outside Bulgaria’s parliament on Thursday to denounce a controversial legal amendment adopted the day before that bans talk of LGBTQ+ and so-called "non-traditional sexual choices" in schools.

09/08/2024

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Bulgaria to hold new snap election after coalition talks failed

This will be the seventh early vote in just over three years. Of the six elections since 2021, only two have produced an elected government.

05/08/2024

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Bulgaria's Orthodox Church elects new patriarch in divisive vote

Bulgaria's Orthodox Church has elected Daniil as its new leader in a vote that reflected the divisions in the church and wider society since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than two years ago.

03/07/2024

Belgium

Could a new alt-right group become a shelter for pro-Russian MEPs?

The far-right AfD party is trying to attract the attention of ultra-nationalist parties in the rest of the EU to craft a new group even further right from the ID. Bulgarians, Slovaks and others are tempted by the bid.

21/06/2024

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Yet another election in Bulgaria sparks more political soul-searching

On Sunday, Bulgaria recorded low voter turnout for the European elections and the country's sixth vote in three years. Both political exercises reveal a fragmented political scene in the Balkan nation.

13/06/2024

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Bulgarian politicians' campaign for EU elections enter final phase

June 7 marks the end of the campaign period ahead of Bulgaria’s June 9 2024 European Parliament elections, in which the country will elect 17 MEPs, and the simultaneous early National Assembly elections, in which 240 MPs are to be elected.

04/06/2024

Bulgaria

How the Bulgarian election will play a part in the Ukraine war

Bulgarians will cast their votes for a national snap election as well as EU parliament, as corruption scandals and Russia propaganda flood the country.

09/04/2024

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Euroviews. We should learn from Bulgaria’s no-nonsense approach to antisemitism

As antisemitism has risen to record levels all over the world in recent months, the Bulgarian government is to be commended for understanding rapidly evolving attacks on Jews and the Jewish State, Robert Singer and Prof Rumyana Marinova-Christidi write.

12/03/2024

Healthcare

Bulgaria in need of nurses as medical staff shortages persist

A recent report by the Bulgarian Council for Economic Analyses has shown that Bulgaria's medical staff shortage is severe with many professionals choosing to move abroad.

20/12/2023

Bulgaria

Euroviews. If Bulgaria’s anti-corruption fight fails, Moscow stands to gain

Bulgaria’s fight against corruption is the best way to combat the Kremlin’s operations in the country, which risks becoming one of Europe’s weak links alongside Hungary, Nicolas Tenzer writes.

06/07/2023

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EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel tipped to be Bulgaria's prime minister

Mariya Gabriel currently serves as European Commissioner for innovation and research, overseeing programmes such as Horizon Europe and Erasmus.

10/05/2023