The ruling GERB party won the mayoral elections in 9 district cities, the Bulgarian Socialist Party won 4 district cities and independent candidates won in 6 district cities at the run-off elections held on November 3, official data of this country’s Central Election Commission shows. GERB won a total of 15 district cities at the first round and the run-off elections. Four years ago at the previous local elections the ruling party won 21 district cities. In 2019 candidates nominated or supported by BSP won four district cities-Ruse, Pernik, Razgrad and Blagoevgrad. Yordanka Fandakova (GERB) won the run-off elections in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia. She earned 49.98% of the votes. The independent candidate Maya Manolova who was supported by the Bulgarian Socialist Party earned 45.13% of the votes in Sofia.
Caretaker Premier Dimitar Glavchev has convened a meeting at the Council of Ministers to discuss measures for the safe evacuation of Bulgarians from Lebanon, the government press service reported. Representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,..
Nikola Nikolov - Pascal, considered one of the largest smugglers, has been arrested in Serbia during a joint operation by Bulgarian and Serbian special services. The name of the detainee gained notoriety during the arrest of former National..
The number of visits of foreign tourists to Bulgarian museums in 2023 was 988,000, according to data from the National Statistical Institute. This is an increase of 56.4% compared to the previous year, said Deputy Minister of Tourism Pavlin Petrov...
Travelling to Israel and staying in the country should be avoided, except in case of emergency, the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said...
On Monday, there will still be showers in the eastern half of the country. It will stop raining by the evening. Clouds will break in the western part..
Nikola Nikolov - Pascal, considered one of the largest smugglers, has been arrested in Serbia during a joint operation by Bulgarian and Serbian..
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