Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission announced the official results of the European elections held in this country. GERB party will send 6 MEPs to the new European Parliament, the Bulgarian Socialist Party sends, 5 MEPs, the Movement for Rights and Freedoms will have 3 MEPs in the EP, VMRO will send 2 MEPs and Democratic Bulgaria coalition will send 1 MEP to the European Parliament. Sergey Stanishev who was initially placed 5th in the election list of BSP advances to the second position due to the preferential voting. Andrey Slabakov who was placed fourth in the election list of VMRO advances to the second position and is the second MEP of this political party. Voter turnout was 32.64%. GERB earned 31.07% of the votes, BSP-24.26%, DPS-16.55%, VMRO-7.36% and Democratic Bulgaria-6.06%. Over 3% of the Bulgarians chose the option I do not support any of the parties.
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Bulgaria’s National Assembly approved at second reading amendments to the Investment Promotion Act. Under the changes, the assets of the Russian company Lukoil in Bulgaria can be sold only after a decision by the Council of Ministers and following a..
Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov is convening a working meeting with ministers in connection with the United States’ decision to impose sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil. The meeting is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Premier Zhelyazkov..
The international scientific conference “Bulgarians in the Northern Black Sea Region” will be held in Sofia on October 27 and 28, 2025 in the Institute..
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