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Bulgaria President Proposes New Political Model, Novinite.com (2008)

Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov presented Tuesday his proposal for the reform of the political model in Bulgaria, focusing on the three main points that could lead to real political results.

Bulgaria President Wants Electoral System Changes by November, Novinite.com (2008)

The Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov demanded changes in the electoral system legislation by November 2008.

Bulgaria opposition wins election

The centre-right opposition party led by Sofia Mayor Boiko Borisov has won Bulgaria's parliamentary election by a wide margin, preliminary results show.

Bulgaria to Hold Presidential, Local Vote Together in 2011 (Sofia News Agency, 2010)

Bulgaria's presidential elections will be held together with the local vote next year, most probably in October, officials from the ruling party have announced.

Democrats for Strong Bulgaria to Stand Alone in Next Elections (Novinite.com, 2010)

Former Bulgarian PM Ivan Kostov's rightist Democrats for Strong Bulgaria party will not be a part of the Blue Coalition in Bulgaria's 2011 presidential and local elections, announced Kostov Monday, as reported by BGNES.

Bulgarian Court Rules Election of Gabrovo Mayor Is Legal (Novinite.com, 2010)

The Administrative Court in Bulgaria’s central city of Gabrovo rejected the legal challenge of the conservative party, RZS, of the election of the new city mayor.

Bulgaria's Ethnic Turks Contest 2009 Vote in Strasbourg (Novinite.com, 2010)

Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish party Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) has filed a complaint with the European Human Rights Court in Strasbourg contesting the results of the 2009 general elections.

Bulgarian Ethnic Turkish Party to Defend Voting Right (Novinite.com, 2010)

The Deputy Chair of the ethnic Turkish party DPS, Lyutvi Mestan, has announced that his party would defend the right of Bulgarian citizens to cast their vote.

Opposition Socialist Leader: Early Elections Loom in Bulgaria (Novinite.com, 2010)

The leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), Sergey Stanishev, declared Saturday his forecast for early general elections.

Bulgarian MPs Vote Procedures on Ombudsman Election (Novinite, 2010)

Bulgaria's Parliament have voted on Wednesday the procedure rules and the committee for the secret election of a new Ombudsman. The committee would consist of 11 MPs - two MPs of each parliamentary group and one independent MP.

Bulgaria government faces first no-confidence vote (Reuters AlerNet, 2010)

Bulgaria's opposition parties asked parliament on Friday to hold a vote of no-confidence on the centre-right government party over its failure to overhaul the ailing healthcare sector. The first vote of no-confidence against the government of Prime Minister Boiko Borisov, which lacks a majority but is supported by rightist parties, is unlikely to topple the government but could further erode its popularity, already hit by a deep recession.

British expats to run for municipal elections in Bulgaria (The Sofia Echo, 2010)

The British community in the village of Avren, municipality of Varna, fed up with what they see as the failure of local government, has decided to take matters in their own hands by appointing their own candidate in the local elections, the private Bulgarian television channel bTV reported on October 18 2010.

Bulgarian Socialists Pledge to Win Presidential, Local Elections (Novinite, 2010)

The Bulgarian Socialist Party has formulated the goals of winning the post of President of Bulgaria and of keeping its good positioning in municipal authorities at upcoming 2011 elections.

Bulgarian Socialist Party Congress Kicks off (Novinite, 2010)

The 47th national congress of the Bulgarian Socialist Party opened Saturday morning, with the need to muster the opposition's party strength together high on the agenda.

Socialist Leader: Bulgarian Cabinet is Dangerous Joke (Novinite, 2010)

The center-right GERB cabinet in office is a "joke" that will lead Bulgaria to disaster, stated leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party at the opening of the party's 47th congress.

Bulgaria: Government repeatedly backtracking on promised reforms of inefficient state services- ANALYSIS (Balcan.com, 2010)

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boiko Borisov risks alienating the voters who swept him to power last year by repeatedly backtracking on promised reforms of inefficient state services.

Local elections held in Rakitovo municipality, South Bulgaria (Focus Information Agency, 2010)

he city of Kostandovo, municipality of Rakitovo (South Bulgaria), holds local elections. Three candidates are running for the mayor’s post, Radio FOCUS – Pazardzhik reports citing chairperson of the Municipal Electoral Commission Angel Kazandzhiev.

Bulgaria: Parliament passes Elections Code on first reading (Focus, 2010)

Bulgarian parliament passed the Elections Code on first reading with 104 votes in favour, FOCUS News Agency reporter informs.

Bulgarian Conservatives Ready with 'Alternative' Cabinet (Novinite, 2010)

On December 11th, the Bulgarian conservative "Order, Law and Justice" (RZS) party is introducing its own "shadow" cabinet as the party leader Mr. Yane Yanev announced it on Thursday.

Bulgarian President Parvanov's Much ABV About Nothing (Novinite, 2010)

New political formation in Bulgaria - does it have a future?

Bulgarian President vetoes election code amendments, Novinite (2011)

This article reports on the Bulgarian President's decision to impose a veto to the new amendments to the election code, which will have to be discussed by the parliament once again. Georgi Parvanov announced his decision, arguing that the amendments are aimed at facilitating the ruling centrist GERB party and their far-right allies to be re-elected.

Bulgarian President vetoes new Electoral Code, The Sofia Echo (2011)

Bulgarian President Georgi Purvanov has vetoed the country's new Electoral Code, citing constitutional and legal objections, returning it to Parliament for reconsideration of a wide range provisions.

Bulgaria to Hold Presidential, Municipal Elections Oct 23, novinite.com (2011)

Bulgarian president Georgi Parvanov has announced presidential and municipal elections in Bulgaria for 23 October 2011. Thus Bulgarians will vote both for their President – Parvanov’s last term in office will expire january 2012.

Bulgarian FinMin in Charge of Organizing Fall Elections, novinite.com (2011)

Simeon Djankov Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister is responsible for the upcoming fall elections in Bulgaria. His work will help the Minister for Regional Development and Public Works and the Foreign Affairs Minister. They three will report directly to Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov.

Bulgaria:Opinion Polls Predict Low Election Turnout, Standartnews (2011)

Centre for Analysis and Marketing predicts 55-60% participation on the forthcoming local and presidential elections on October 23 in Bulgaria. Although the number of people who will vote on the elections is now lower but experts says it is because the main political parties have not nominated their candidates.

Bulgaria PM Party to Have 116-121 MPs in Next Parliament – Survey, novinite.com (2011)

According to a current survey no more than 3 parties could enter the parliament if general elections were held today. The most seats would own the current leader party – center-right GERB -, the Socialists are expected to come in second and the ethnic Turkish DPS in third.

Bulgarian Ruling Party Announces 47 Mayor Runners, novinite.com (2011)

47 mayor candidates were presented before the Bulgarian media by the ruling GERB party for local elections on 23 October. A total of 22 of the selected candidates are incumbents.

Bultürk puts up presidential candidate in Bulgaria, FOCUS Information Agency (2011)

In the upcoming presidential elections in Bulgaria 23 October 2011 there will be an ethnic Turk candidate as well. Bultürk, an Istanbul-based organization of Bulgarian ethnic Turks have not yet revealed the name of its candidate.

Leading MEP runs for Bulgarian presidency, EurActiv (2011)

MEP Ivailo Kalfin (Socialists & Democrats), deputy chair of the European Parliament's budget committee, is the candidate of the main opposition Socialist Party in Bulgaria's presidential elections to be held on 23 October. Dnevnik, EurActiv's partner in Bulgaria, reports.

Cost of Bulgarian Fall Elections Estimated at BGN 35 M, novinite.com (2011)

The cost of forthcoming Bulgarian presidential and local elections held on 23 October is estimated 35 million BGN. This amount is much higher than the previous calculations were. Several Ministries, the Bulgarian National Television, Bulgarian National Radio and the News Agency are also receiving funding from the budget.

Bulgaria's Electoral Body Starts Accepting Presidential Bids, novinite.com (2011)

Bulgarian Central Election Commission starts accepting registration documents of parties, party coalitions and initiative committees for the presidential election on 5 August. The deadline for the registration is 23 August.

84 Parties Bid in Bulgaria's 2011 Local Elections, 10 in Presidential Vote, novinite.com (2011)

A total of 84 political formations have submitted registration papers for Bulgaria's 2011 local elections scheduled to take place on October 23, 2011. Nevertheless the registration for the Bulgarian presidential elections held in the same time is still in progress.

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Bulgaria's Electoral Body Vows to Welcome OSCE Observers, novinite.com (2011)

Bulgaria`s Central Election Commission welcomes the observers if the OSCE will send them for the local and presidential elections on 23 October, 2011. According to the CEC the registration and other procedures are transparent enough.

Election campaign for Bulgaria’s local and presidential elections kicks off, Focus News Agency (2011)

The election campaign for Bulgaria’s local and presidential elections on October 23 kicks off on Friday. The respective municipal electoral commission is in charge of making sure the law is observed. Exit poll results have to be released after 7:00 p.m. local time on October 23.

OSCE/ODIHR begins observation of presidential and municipal elections in Bulgaria, OSCE (2011)

The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, OSCE, will monitor the October 23 local and presidential elections in Bulgaria. The final report is to be published 8 weeks after the end of the election process.

Ethnic tensions mar Bulgaria's presidential elections, euractiv.com (2011)

Forthcoming elections are overshadowed by ethnic violence in Bulgaria. Many fear that Ataka, a xenophobic and extremist party may use the incidents to boost its image ahead of the elections.

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Bulgaria’s 2011 elections: Plevneliev, Kalfin and the quest for allies in the second round, The Sofia Echo (2011)

With exit polls showing that Bulgaria’s ruling party GERB presidential candidate Rossen Plevneliev will face off in a second round against the socialists’ Ivailo Kalfin on October 30 2011, the big question was for whom other political forces would declare.

Bulgarian presidential favorite faces head-to-head battle, Deutsche Welle (2011)

Bulgaria's center-right party candidate Rosen Plevneliev is set for a head-to-head battle for the presidency after failing to win a majority in first-round elections. However, he still looks likely to be the winner.

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Bulgaria’s 2011 Presidential elections: Around the world, Bulgarians cast ballots, The Sofia Echo (2011)

Close to 24 000 Bulgarians had voted abroad in the country’s October 23 2011 by the early part of the afternoon local time, according to Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry.

Bulgaria's Ethnic Turks Endorse Socialists at Elections Runoff, novinite.com (2011)

Is it easy to convince the ethnic Turkish electorate to support certain candidtes?

OSCE observers assess Bulgarian elections positively, but raise concerns about vote-buying, media coverage, OSCE (2011)

In a statement issued today, the observer mission of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) made an overall positive assessment of yesterday’s presidential and municipal elections, but said continued reform is needed to address concerns such as pervasive allegations of vote-buying and the near absence of any editorial coverage of the campaign in the media.

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Bulgarian Nationalists Seek Recount of Election Results, Novinite (2011)

Bulgarian nationalist leader Volen Siderov has called for a nationwide recount of the results of the October 23 presidential and local elections.

Bulgaria's Top Cop Apologizes for Election Mess, Novintie

Tsvetan Tsvetanov, acting Interior Minister and head of the election headquarters of center-right ruling party GERB, has offered an official apology for the total chaos at the October 23 "2 in 1" elections and the vote counting.

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Kuneva's Movement Calls for Electoral Change in Bulgaria, Novinite.com (2012)

Citizens for Bulgaria movement, led by Maglena Kuneva, called for extensive revisions of Bulgaria's election procedures.

Bulgarian Rightists to Stand Alone in 2013 Elections, Novinite.com (2012)

Democrats for Strong Bulgaria will stand alone in an upcoming election, separating from blue coalition with Union of Democratic forces.

Bulgarian Right-Wingers Name Interim Leader, Novinite.com (2012)

Bulgaria’s right wing party Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) party has elected its new interim leader Boris Markov.

Bulgaria's Saedinenie Elects Mayor at Runoff, Novinite.com (2012)

On 20th of May, Bulgaria’s town Saedinenie held run-off election for a new mayor.

Bulgaria: Date of General Elections to Be Shifted Due to Belene NPP Referendum, Standart News (2012)

Prime minister of Bulgaria suggested holding referendum on the construction of Belene Nuclear Power Plant simultaneously with general elections.

Officials Verify Signatures for Bulgaria Belene Referendum, Balkan Insight (2012)

Bulgarian officials started to verify signatures on the petition calling for a referendum on the abandonment of construction of the Belene nuclear plant.

Bulgaria May Hold Early Elections on May 12, 24 Hours Reports, (Bloomberg, 2013)

Snap elections dates are most possibly set for Bulgaria.

Bulgaria's Snap Election Campaign to Kick Off on April 12, Novinite (2013)

Campaigning for the upcoming snap elections in Bulgaria will be launched on April 12, exactly 30 days prior to the election day.

More parties register for Bulgaria’s May 12 early elections, Sofiaglobe (2013)

The process of Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission accepting applications by political parties to register to stand in the May 12 ahead-of-term parliamentary elections continued on March 25, with those filing documents including the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and Volen Siderov’s ultra-nationalists Ataka.

Bulgarian elections 2014: Interior Ministry has ‘information’ on politicians involved in vote-buying, The Sofia Globe (2014)

In light of the Bulgarian parliamentary elections scheduled for 5 October 2014, the Interior Ministry has expressed concerns about possible incidents of vote-buying, involving politicians or organised groups.

Bulgaria’s Centre-Right GERB Eyes Return to Power, Balkan Insight (2014)

Following the early parliamentary elections held on 5 October 2014, the center-right party Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) received the highest number of votes, leaving behind the Bulgarian Socialist Party and the ethnic-Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms which occupied the second and third place respectively. However, without having secured an absolute majority of seats in parliament, the GERB will now have to search for coalition partners in order to form a new government.