“The best way we can get Sofia back is by losing it. We now need to save it from the saviours – I know these people, they are incapable of working, they are lazy,” said GERB leader Boyko Borissov in his first comment after the first round of the local election in Bulgaria on 29 October, when his party lost in Sofia after having governed the capital city for 18 years. The run-off will be between the candidates of We Continue the Change/Democratic Bulgaria (PP/DB) Vasil Terziev and the candidate of Bulgarian Socialist Party for Bulgaria Vanya Grigorova.
In Boyko Borissov’s words, the election results in Sofia are expected, after “a three-year massive attack against GERB”. Regarding the upcoming run-off on Sunday, Boyko Borissov stated that it is now too late for PP/DB to look to GERB for support. He stated further that his party won in 7 regional cities in the first round, and in 95 municipalities and 17 regional cities will run in the second round of the election as a leading political force. Borissov described the low voter turnout as punishment for the entire political class.
On Sunday, over most regions in Western and Central Bulgaria, the cloud cover will significantly break and decrease and it will be mostly sunny and almost quiet. In the morning hours, there will be reduced visibility in places in the plains and..
Five models of fireworks are being recalled from the market due to the risk of burns and damage to eyesight when ignited or burned. A statement from the online platform "We, the Consumers" states that the models do not meet the requirements of the..
Despite good conditions for ski tourism in the mountains, there is a risk of avalanches due to the heavy snow. The Association for Freestyle and Extreme Skiing warns that among the most dangerous areas are the northern slopes of the Stara Planina,..
Caretaker Minister of Energy Vladimir Malinov has ordered that by the end of the day, problems with the electricity supply in settlements affected..
Dozens of villages in Central Bulgaria are still without electricity, water and connection to mobile operators networks. The teams of the electricity..
The situation continues complicated in many towns and villages in the country because of the fallen snow . Electricity has not been restored yet in..
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