Domestic policy
BNT to project election results onto its building on Sunday
BNT's special coverage of the presidential election starts at 06:55, with exit polls from Alpha Research and Mjara.
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Prosecutors vote Saturday to pick four Supreme Judicial Council members from 25 candidates
On 24 October, 1,570 prosecutors will vote to choose four members of the 9th Supreme Judicial Council. Four of the 25 candidates come from the Burgas…
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Central Election Commission discusses machine voting with observers from more than 14 countries
Ahead of the presidential election, the commission presented international observers with its security measures for machine voting and its steps to…
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Gyurov slams Radev's response to European Parliament shipping resolution
Presidential candidate Andrey Gyurov said that instead of taking steps to protect ships, prime minister Rumen Radev has picked a fight with the…
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RIK-Burgas: no reports of pressure before voting in Sungurlare, where the mayor is detained
Preparation for Sunday voting in Sungurlare is normal despite the mayor's arrest, RIK-Burgas said. In Belitsa, four section commission members were…
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Yotova says National Protection Service head Emil Tonev has resigned after Koltukliyeva incident (updated)
Emil Tonev, head of the National Protection Service (NSO), has resigned after an incident between an NSO officer and journalist Sonya Koltukliyeva,…
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National Protection Service guard reportedly said he had an order to stop Koltukliyeva
The detained Martin Varadinov stated to investigators that his superior ordered him not to allow the journalist to approach Mihaela Dotsova. The…
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Progressive Bulgaria opposes Dotsova resigning over Koltukliyeva case
The party objects to excessive force against the journalist. President Iliana Yotova will ask National Protection Service chief Emil Tonev to resign.
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Koltukliyeva awaits decision on surgery, Yotova to seek resignation of protection service chief
The journalist is in Sveta Sofia hospital after an incident with Dotsova's security guards. National Protection Service chief Maj Gen Emil Tonev is…
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Sabit Gagam is acting mayor of Belitsa as Radoslav Revanski stays in custody
Deputy mayor Sabit Gagam takes over in Belitsa for now, after a court in Burgas kept mayor Radoslav Revanski in custody permanently.
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GERB collects signatures for Dotsova's resignation, has 39 of the 80 needed
GERB wants an emergency session of parliament and the resignation of Mihaela Dotsova over a case in which a National Protection Service guard knocked…
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Alpha Research: Yotova and Valchev lead with 41.1% before Sunday's vote (updated)
Iliana Yotova and Kiril Valchev have 41.1%, and Andrey Gyurov and Georgi Kandev have 28.3% among those who have firmly decided to vote in Sunday's…
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Radev on Sungurlare charges: testimony leads "far beyond Sungurlare"
Prosecutors in Burgas have charged the mayors of Belitsa and Sungurlare and the Burgas regional chair of the DPS party. Prime minister Radev said the…
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Speaker Dotsova apologises to Sonya Koltuklieva in person over incident with her official car
Parliament speaker Dotsova will ask the head of the National Protection Service (NSO) for the toughest action, a full check and openness over the…
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National Protection Service investigates guard who knocked down Sonya Koltukliyeva outside party headquarters
The service has asked the military prosecutor's office to look into the case. President Iotova condemned the incident, and opposition parties are…