“We warmly welcome the nomination of @GabrielMariya as Prime Minister designate of Bulgaria. She has the experience and international authority to overcome the political stalemate in Sofia,” Manfred Weber, leader of the European People’s Party (EPP) Group in the European Parliament writes on Twitter.
“Knowing Mariya Gabriel personally, I believe this is a good, well thought-out choice,” caretaker Prime Minister Galab Donev told reporters in parliament.
“We shall not support a GERB mandate, and, obviously, we shall not nominate any names as part of such a government,” said Daniel Lorer from the coalition We Continue the Change/Democratic Bulgaria. In his words, Mariya Gabriel has been doing her job as European commissioner diligently, and it is to some extent a surprise that she accepted the nomination.
“Mariya Gabriel has a good business card in Europe, but that doesn’t mean a thing. Any support for GERB will take intensive negotiations on programmes and priorities,” said Stanislav Balabanov from There Is Such a People party. “We hope a cabinet of shared responsibilities will be formed,” Balabanov added.
“Mariya Gabriel is not someone capable of assuming the responsibility for governing the country,” stated Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov and went on to say that Vazrazhdane will only support a government they themselves have nominated.
Polling day in Reading, south-east England, is going smoothly. About 300 people are expected to vote. The town's only polling station uses only paper ballots. This is the second time the polling station has been moved to a new address, but it is not..
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The exit polls from all the polling agencies show that GERB-SDS, led by Boyko Borissov, is clearly the number one political force in the future 51st Bulgarian Parliament. In recent years, the party has refrained from commenting before the final results..
The turnout reached 28.5% by 5 p.m., Gallup International Balkan reported. By 3:00 p.m., voter turnout in the..
Data from the parallel count, with 100% of the sample counted, by the polling agency Gallup International Balkan, partner of BNR in the coverage of the..
As of 4pm, the average turnout across the country was 26.25%, according to the Central Election Commission (CEC). This was announced at a briefing by..
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