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Borissov appears winner of Bulgaria’s parliamentary election
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — The center-right GERB party of ex-premier Boyko Borissov appears to be the winner of Bulgaria’s parliamentary election, the country’s central electoral commission said Monday, with 98% of the ballots counted. Results showed the GERB party receiving 26.5%...
Bulgaria's center-right GERB party wins snap vote, exit poll shows
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — The center-right GERB party of former prime minister Boyko Borissov is the likely winner of Bulgaria’s parliamentary election, after exit poll results showed it placing first on Sunday. The exit poll conducted by the Gallup International pollster showed...
Vote-weary Bulgarians face a seventh general election in just over 3 years
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarians will cast ballots on Sunday in the seventh general elections in just over three years as the country faces growing political instability that might further enhance the popularity of pro-Russian and far-right groups. Of the six elections since 2021,...
Norway issues wanted notice for man connected to exploding pagers in Lebanon
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway issued an international wanted notice on Thursday for a man linked to a Bulgaria-based company that may have been involved in the dissemination of exploding electronic devices to the militant Hezbollah group that killed dozens and wounded thousands in Lebanon...
A military jet crashes in Bulgaria during a drill. Both pilots are killed
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — A Bulgarian military jet crashed on Friday during a drill for an airshow marking the anniversary of the country joining NATO, authorities said. Both pilots aboard the aircraft were killed. The L-39 Albatros training jet went down shortly after noon near Graf...
Germany's leaders pay tribute to victims of the Solingen knife attack
BERLIN (AP) — German leaders paid tribute Sunday to the three people killed in the Aug. 23 knife attack by a suspected Islamic extremist, which has pushed immigration back to the top of the country's political agenda. Eight people also were wounded in the attack at a “Festival of...
Bulgarian president calls early parliament elections for October to overcome impasse
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s president on Tuesday called early parliamentary elections for October, in another effort to overcome the political impasse and economic woes plaguing the European Union and NATO member. President Rumen Radev called the snap balloting for Oct. 27...
Bulgaria seizes heroin at a Black Sea port worth $38 million en route from Kyrgizstan
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian authorities have seized some 436 kilograms (960 pounds) of heroin at the Black Sea port of Burgas, the district prosecutor’s office said on Monday. The heroin was stashed in 434 packages hidden inside officially declared cargo in a trailer. The...
Bulgaria weightlifter wins gold 15 months after a hotel sink fell and severed his Achilles tendon
PARIS (AP) — Karlos Nasar of Bulgaria won weightlifting gold at the Olympics and broke two world records on Friday, just over a year after a hotel sink fell on him and severed his left Achilles tendon. Nasar was showering the night before an awards ceremony in May 2023 when he...
Protesters rally outside Bulgarian parliament to denounce ban on LGBTQ+ 'propaganda' in schools
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Protesters rallied outside Bulgaria’s parliament on Thursday to denounce a controversial legal amendment adopted the day before that bans talk of LGBTQ+ and so-called non-traditional sexual choices in schools. The protest was organized by feminist, LGBTQ+...
