The mayors in almost all big Bulgarian cities will be elected at run-off elections, the exit poll results of the first round of the mayoral elections show. According to data of Gallup sociological agency, the candidates of the ruling GERB party will be elected as mayors at the first round in Burgas and Varna. In Sofia the current mayor Yordanka Fandakova earned 34.7% of the votes and the independent candidate Maya Manolova, supported by the Bulgarian Socialist Party, earned 24.6% of the votes. GERB-SDS wins 33% of the seats at the municipal council, Democratic Bulgaria earned 17%, BSP-16%, the independent candidate Boris Bonev-10.6%, VMRO-5%, Ataka-2%.
Eurozone finance ministers discussed the implementation of the requirements for the introduction of the European single currency in Bulgaria , Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe said after a meeting in Brussels, BTA reports. He pointed out that..
"We Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria" (PP-DB) coalition has published its "declaration for getting out of the political crisis in Bulgaria" . The coalition has requested support for the declaration from 160 MPs in parliament so they could..
The 12 km perimeter of the big fire north of the city of Stara Zagora has been cordoned off , the regional governor Metodi Markov said. There are currently six outbreaks of the fire. A concentration of equipment is expected by midday, with two army..
Caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev has established a task force to combat the wildfires in the country. Today, he visited the Stara Zagora..
The 12 km perimeter of the big fire north of the city of Stara Zagora has been cordoned off , the regional governor Metodi Markov said. There are..
The situation with the wildfires in the country remains critical. The fire near Stara Zagora has been contained. Firefighting teams are also monitoring..
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