Politics

The parties outline their priorities in the new parliamentary session

published on 1/8/25 1:16 PM

GERB-SDS terminates the negotiations for the formation of a regular government

published on 1/6/25 9:08 AM

DPS turns 35. Leaders of the party's two wings greet voters

published on 1/4/25 1:20 PM

Bulgaria and its Balkan neighbours in 2024: Turkey, Serbia, North Macedonia

published on 12/30/24 2:55 PM

Zdravka Momcheva from London: Voting is a civic duty for Bulgarians in Britain

"We need unity and togetherness. For us, Bulgaria is our family, it is our home" - Zdravka Vladova-Momcheva, a Bulgarian living in Britain, told Radio Bulgaria. Ten days ago she was in Sofia to receive another award from the Executive Agency for..

published on 10/27/24 8:15 AM

Bulgarians vote for MPs in 51st National Assembly

Bulgarians go to the polls today to elect 240 members of the 51st National Assembly. Nineteen parties and nine coalitions are registered to take part in the elections. A total of 4 858 candidates - 3 480 men and 1 378 women - are vying for a seat in..

published on 10/27/24 7:10 AM

Campaign silence ahead of early elections for Bulgaria's 51st National Assembly

Today, 26 October, has been declared a day of election silence in Bulgaria ahead of the snap elections for the 51st National Assembly. On this day, voters can reflect and decide how to vote. Since April 2021, this is the seventh early parliamentary..

published on 10/26/24 6:35 AM

Underwhelming campaign raises fears of another early election next year

The seventh election campaign in the political marathon of the past three years is drawing to a close. Have we heard any ideas for a way out of this crisis? Have the no longer surprising news of vote-buying attempts, which once again failed to reveal the..

published on 10/25/24 2:18 PM

Mediana survey: 30% of voters are expected to go to the polls on October 27

If the general elections were to be held today, GERB-SDS would earn 24.5% of the votes, followed by Vazrazhdane with 13.7% and We Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria with 12.1%. BSP – United Left garners 8.8%, The Alliance for Rights and..

published on 10/14/24 10:54 AM

Balkan developments

Parties from broad coalition in Romania face off on eve of elections Two months before the elections for president and for parliament in Romania, the ruling social democrats and liberals entered into a heated debate over the ruling by the..

updated on 10/11/24 1:43 PM

Ylva Johansson: Bulgaria and Romania have gone above and beyond on their path to Schengen

European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson called for the abolition of land border controls for Bulgaria and Romania within the Schengen area by the end of the year. "Bulgaria and Romania have made every effort and have gone above..

updated on 10/8/24 12:43 PM

Balkan Developments

Prime Minister of North Macedonia: We will not give up on EU membership but we will not be kneeling down Assessing the first 100 days of his cabinet, North Macedonian Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski reported that the..

published on 10/4/24 4:36 PM

Balkan developments

Albania to start substantive EU accession negotiations on 15 October The EU's permanent representatives in Brussels have unanimously decided to open accession negotiations with Albania. The process will start on 15 October with an EU-Albania..

published on 9/27/24 1:30 PM

Early elections ill-timed

From today, 27 September, Bulgaria is once again in a 30-day election campaign. 28 parties and 11 coalitions have registered with the Central Election Commission to take part in the next early parliamentary elections, and 19 parties and 9 coalitions..

published on 9/27/24 7:20 AM