All News on Politics in Bulgaria
Bulgarian President Begins Month of Political Consultations
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev will begin on Monday the traditional month of political consultations with the parliamentary represented parties.
In the coming days, Plevneliev will meet in turn with the leadership of the eight parliamentary represented parties, starting from the smallest and proceeding to the largest.
Bulgaria's PM Says He Is 'Preparing for War'
The main ruling GERB party is "already at war", Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov on Saturday told the party's youth wing at a meeting in Southwestern Bulgaria.
He didn't explicitly refer to the "opponent" GERB is in war with, but hinted he was referring either to organized crime or to those political opponents trying to discredit him.
Ex-DPS Head Mestan Urges Dialogue on Oligarchy with Bulgaria's 'PMs'
Former DPS party chair Lyutvi Mestan has said he is ready for a "deep conversation" about the oligarchs that have dominated Bulgaria for years, but has added "Prime Ministers" should also be involved.
Mestan on Sunday did an interview with private bTV station after launching his political project, Democrats for Responsibility, Solidarity and Tolerance (DOST), a day earlier.
The Globe and Mail: Russia, Turkey Waging 'Proxy Battle' in Bulgaria
Russia and Turkey are fighting for control over Bulgaria's Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) political party "in a proxy battle in their wider conflict", Victor Kotsev writes in an article for Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail published on Friday.
"The fight threatens to destabilize further the European Union's southern border," the author says.
Palestinian Sought by Israel Dies in Bulgaria
Bulgarian authorities are investigating the death of a Palestinian citizen, Omar Nayef Zayed, who was found in a critical condition in the grounds of the Palestinian embassy in Sofia on Friday.
He died at the scene before the paramedics could take him to hospital, the Secretary-General of the Interior Ministry, Georgi Kostov, said. This was later confirmed by the embassy.