UK Ambassador Jonathan Allen Tops Novinite.com's Personality in the News Poll

British Ambassador to Bulgaria Jonathan Allen has turned out to be the most popular personality Novinite's 2014 poll.

Allen has garnered more votes than any other contender in any of the other five categories, apart from winning the contest in Diplomacy,

An overwhelming winner in his category, Allen was one of the ambassadors who contributed most actively to the strengthening of Bulgaria's democracy and also used every occasion to show his fondness for our country.

Also leading by a landslide, Bulgaria's new old Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has topped the Politics category in both the poll on Novinite.com and the one on our Bulgarian-language website, Novinite.bg.

Borisov took over for a second time as Bulgaria's head of government, (an unprecedented event in the past two decades) has won by a landslide in the Personality in the News category.

Novinite.com's winners in the other four of the six different categories (Politics, Business, Diplomacy, Sports, Culture, Charity) are as follows:

Serge Schmidt, General Manager Bulgaria and Greece at Italcementi Group, a First Class investor, is the Personality in the News in the Business category. Under the management of Mr Schmidt, Devnya Cement took the Investor of the Year award for 2014.

Renowned theater director Aleksandar Morfov has taken the first place in Culture. Morfov's plays usually stun the audience for their inspiring approach. Last year he quit the National Theater to protest against controversial appointments in Parliament.

Cosmin Moti, the Romanian star of PFC Ludogorets Razgrad, is the winner in the Sports category. Moti made the headlines in August after replacing the goalkeeper, saving two penalties and scoring a goal for his team...