By Krassen Nikolov In Bulgaria, the European elections are seen as a test for Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, at a time when his conservative GERB party are polling neck-and-neck with the socialists. The ruling coalition…
By Krassen Nikolov The Bulgarian Parliament practically banned voters from rearranging the party’s lists for the elections for MPs, MEPs and local councils. The amendment, which in fact revokes the preferential system, was imposed mainly…
Tzvetan Tzvetanov, number 2 in Boyko Borissov’s GERB party, said on Sunday (10 February) he was “convinced” that Russia will meddle in this year’s elections in Bulgaria. In May Bulgarians will vote in European elections,…
What can be the connection between a one-billion euro deal for F-16 fighters, the elections for the European Parliament, the direct democracy and the stability of the ruling coalition in Bulgaria? The answer is –…
Bulgarian journalist and politician Elena Yoncheva, who is targeted by the prosecution, didn’t make her case easier by taking aim at the Prime Minister. Krassen Nikolov has the story. “I would like to tell you…
The Bulgarian national motto “Unitеd we stay strong” obviously does not apply for the Bulgarian nationalists. In the past few days the so-called “United Patriots”, the junior coalition partner of Boyko Borissov’s GERB, has been…
On Sunday (20 January) Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and his right hand Tsvetan Tsvetanov gathered 2,000 of the party leadership at a pre-election congress in Sofia. The gathering was in the same building where were…
The ‘Democratic Bulgaria’ Coalition is the fifth and possibly the last political formation in Bulgaria with a chance to enter the European Parliament in the upcoming elections. This coalition is made up of three parties…
“Bulgaria does not need early elections”. This is what the honorary chairman and founder of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) Ahmed Dogan told his party colleagues during his traditional speech on his birthday…
The Bulgarian Prosecutor’s Office, during the term of the incumbent Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov, has become an actor on the political stage by itself. Krassen Nikolov has the story. When elections start approaching in Bulgaria…
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