The second round of the election for President of Bulgaria is proceeding normally, without incident, the Interior Ministry reported as of 3 PM data.
Almost 16,000 police officers are involved in guaranteeing public order. 1,191 reports of electoral legislation violations have been filed since 14 November, the majority of them being connected with vote-buying in favour of political parties and coalitions, BNR’s Nikolay Hristov reports.
The Central Election Commission (CEC) has announced that they have received a report of political campaigning by former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, but it been rejected it. 33 out of the total of 11,716 voting machines in the country and abroad have failed as of 4 PM. Voting at these polling stations continued using paper ballots.
There are reports of and sanctions for announcement of election results before the end of election day by a number of online media outlets, BNR’s Maria Kostova reports.
The Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association (BICA) and the Migration Agency of Uzbekistan have signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of labor migration. The document lays the foundations for a long-term partnership between the two countries..
"The Untamed" is the name of the team comprising four rowers from the boat Rannoch 45 '' Rose'' , who have set off from the western coast of Australia across the Indian Ocean toward Kenya, Africa. On board are Evgeny Sudyr from Ukraine, Liu Yong from..
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has sent an official letter stating that it will provisionally acknowledge the election of Vessela Lecheva as President of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee (BOC). This comes despite legal appeals filed in..
Public transport in Sofia will resume as of Tuesday, May 20, Todor Kapitanov, Vice President of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria..
The government has agreed to provide an additional €7.7 million in subsidies for Sofia's public transport. This was agreed at a meeting today between..
The normal movement of buses, trolleybuses and trams in Sofia is being restored as of today, after last night the unions announced an end to the 6-day..
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