Bulgaria

Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev has said he insisted on Sunday evening that the cabinet step down after results of the presidential elections were announced.

Donchev has told NOVA TV that his boss, Boyko Borisov, should have kept his own promise and deposited his resignation as the candidate nominated by his GERB party finished with the second-best result.

The final count of votes in Bulgaria's three-point referendum may make its result binding in a surprise move, data from the election authorities shows.

If confirmed, the calculation will not match exit poll projections it does not meet the threshold.

The Reformist Bloc (RB) coalition will back the main ruling party's nominee in the runoff of presidential elections in Bulgaria, RB co-chair Bozhidar Lukarski has said.

His move may open a rift may open in the junior partner of Bulgaria's minority coalition government as one of the parties in the alliance mulls leaving.

Bulgaria's second-largest opposition party DPS has said it throws its support behind the socialist-backed candidate in the presidential elections.

Rumen Radev has emerged as a winner of the first round, defeating Prime Minister Boyko Borisov's candidate Tsetska Tsacheva.

A newly introduced "protest vote" option has fared better than some of the candidates in the presidential election in Bulgaria, official figures show.

With nearly half of the vote counted, more than 5.80% have cast a ballot ticking "I Do Not Support Anyone", added after voting was made compulsory earlier this year.

Montenegro's government says it splans to strengthen cyber security and the capacity of police and intelligence services to prevent hacking attacks after events on election day on October 16 highlighted how vulnerable the whole system is.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said his GERB party will quit the government if his party's candidate in the presidential election loses the second round on November 13.

Rumen Radev, the socialist-backed candidate, is on the lead in the first round of Bulgaria's presidential elections, exit poll data shows.

Gallup Internatioinal has projected 24.9% support for Radev, while the candidate of the main ruling GERB party, Tsetska Tsacheva, has ranked second, having mustered 22%.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has said he will only step down if his party's candidate loses the runoff of the presidential election.

GERB's nominee, Tsetska Tsacheva, has come second in the first round.

The Bulgarian national interest will be the core priority of the newly emerged nationalist coalition even after the presidential election, candidate Krasimir Karakachanov has said.