By Krassen Nikolov The Bulgarian Socialist Party reacted sharply to the warm words expressed by PES leader Sergei Stanishev after his nomination for President of the new European Parliament. Although it was Italy’s Socialist David…
By Krassen Nikolov The European elections in Bulgaria were a sort of vote of confidence for the government of Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and his party GERB. The final results, just announced, are 31,07% for…
A commentary by Krassen Nikolov “I do not feel punished because no one can punish me.” This was the comment of the former leader of the GERB parliamentary group, Tzvetan Tzvetanov, after he resigned from…
By Krassen Nikolov The National Council of the Bulgarian Socialist Party rebelled against the BSP leader Kornelia Ninova and put PES leader Sergei Stanishev fifth in the party’s European Parliament election list. The fifth position…
By Krassen Nikolov The corruption scandal with the apartments bought by high level officials at suspiciously low prices might have a positive effect on the campaign for the European elections in Bulgaria. “Bulgaria should stop…
By Krassen Nikolov The party of former president Georgi Parvanov “Alternative for Bulgarian Revival” (ABV) is using hybrid tricks vis-à-vis the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) just ahead of the European elections. ABV will appear in…
Sergei Stanishev is the leader of the Party of European Socialists (PES), but his authority in his home country Bulgaria is contested. Stanishev was the Prime Minister of Bulgaria when the country joined the EU…
By Krassen Nikolov In February 2017, BSP leader Kornelia Ninova could almost smell victory in the parliamentary elections. Pre-election opinion polls had shown that the socialist party will have equal or even better results than…
One of the most active MPs of the largest opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), Elena Yoncheva, presumed leader of list for the European elections, was charged on Tuesday (22 January) with “money laundering”. Prosecutors say she made use of…
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…
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