GERB party won the local elections held yesterday in Burgas, Veliko Tarnovo, Vratsa, Gabrovo and Stara Zagora at the first round. In Kardzhali the current mayor Hasan Azis from the Movement for Rights and Freedoms earned a categorical victory. Run-off elections will be held in Sofia, Plovdiv, Lovech, Blagoevgrad, Sliven, Ruse, Smolyan, Pleven and other cities. By 7 am, 20% of the electoral protocols were processed in Sofia. The current mayor Yordanka Fandakova earns 36.34% of the votes. The independent candidate Maya Manolova, supported by the Bulgarian Socialist Party, earns 26.73% of the votes.
The current mayor of Nesebar municipality Nikolay Dimitrov who was detained over alleged vote-buying earned a categorical victory in competition with Atanas Terziev nominated by GERB party.
From today until December 21, Sofia’s City Garden is hosting the traditional German Christmas Market. The 15th edition of the market features food stalls, fragrant mulled wine, and cultural events, including concerts by young performers and..
Illegal recruitment agencies in Uzbekistan are sending workers to Bulgaria with promises of salaries of 5,000 leva (€2,560) . The reality often discourages them from staying, leaving employers at a loss. Officials, employer organisations and businesses..
In an unprecedented move, the Bulgarian government approved the 2026 state budget draft at its meeting toda y without the agreement of employers’ organisations. Tsvetan Simeonov, President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said that..
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The Bulgarian Ministry of Defense is requesting a postponement of one of the large payments under the contract for the second F-16 to 2028. Defense..
The leader of "We Continue the Change", Asen Vassilev, described the selection of Rumen Spetsov as a special manager at Lukoil as a..
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