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One vote very 40 seconds for 12 hours during election day in each of the 23 Turkish polling stations was not believable. Yane Yanev asked the Constitutional Court to throw out Turkish votes all together.
The well-oiled political machine of ethnic Turks voting in the villages around Kurdjali
World Bank vice president and corporate secretary Kristalina Georgieva has been offered the portfolio of first deputy prime minister in Bulgaria's next cabinet.
Special news conference at which President Purvanov, a former BSP leader, congratulated Borissov on his election victory and criticised Sergei Stanishev’s party seen by some media as putting distance between himself and the Socialists.
European Commission President sends signal about Bulgaria’s need for reforms, pledges assistance to Borissov administration.
EPP will have an absolute majority in the European Council because of the victory of Borissov’s party GERB in Bulgaria’s July 5 2009 national parliamentary elections, EPP says.
Overall, the elections were generally in accordance with international standards, but further efforts were needed, observers say.
Simeon Saxe-Coburg says that he accepts responsibility for the National Movement for Stability and Progress winning no seats in Parliament; no one is irreplaceable, he tells news conference.
Leaders of the Blue Coalition left no room for doubt; they were the only logical coalition partner for election winners GERB.
Leader of Order Law and Justice promises special news conference on Turkish interference in Bulgarian domestic politics.
Ataka leader says the credit for the fall of the Movement for Rights and Freedom belonged mainly to his party.
Leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms hits out at those who played ethnic card, says that this helped his support.
Outgoing prime minister Sergei Stanishev vowed to defend the achievements of his cabinet in opposition.
At his party's post-election conference Borissov touched on everything from uniting voters behind a new government to warning of prosecution for those found guilty of corruption or abuse of funds.
Prime Minister and leader of Bulgarian Socialist Party praises his outgoing government's record, congratulates Boiko Borissov on victory
Election authorities register 21 observers from the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Star of Marty, Bad Day at Black Rock and The Wild Bunch is still acting.
Amid yet more upheaval in the Arab and North African world, international leaders and key figures from Central and Eastern Europe gathered in the Bulgarian capital to discuss whether – and how – the lessons of the transition from the communist era could help bring positive change to the troubled region.
Bulgaria has joined other US allies in condemning the release by WikiLeaks of secret diplomatic cable traffic and affirmed that relations between Sofia and Washington will not be hampered by the disclosures.
The economy might still be reeling, but the festive show must go on. So The Sofia Echo offers you some suggestions for imaginative Christmas purchases.
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