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Countries Along Western Balkans Migratory Route Nominate Contact Points
Countries along the Western Balkans migratory route have nominated national contact points, as had been agreed at the leaders' meeting in Brussels on Sunday.
At the meeting, the leaders of the eleven participating countries and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, who had convened the summit, agreed to nominate contact points within 24 hours.
Bulgaria's Main Ruling Party Loses Majority in Sofia Municipal Council
With 75 % of the ballot papers processed, it seems that Bulgaria's main ruling party, GERB, will lose the majority it has enjoyed in the municipal council of Sofia.
Prior to the local elections, which were held in Bulgaria on Sunday, GERB had 33 out of 61 municipal councillors in the capital.
Bulgaria's Ruling Coalition Demands Resignation of Central Election Commission
The two parties constituting Bulgaria's ruling coalition demanded the resignation of the Central Election Commission (CIK) over the ballot processing chaos, which has ensued after the local elections held on Sunday.
Half of Bulgaria's Regional Centers to Elect Mayors in Run-offs
Half of Bulgaria's regional centers will elect their mayors in run-offs on November 1 after the candidates failed to win majority at the first round of the local elections held on October 25.
In Plovdiv, Ivan Totev, the incumbent mayor and candidate of the largest ruling party GERB, will face Slavcho Atanasov, former mayor and candidate of the Patriotic Front (PF).
Bulgaria to Review MPs' Immunity Rules over Incident
Bulgarian Parliament Speaker Tsetska Tsacheva has announced discussions are to begin on constitutional changes that would amend the concept of immunity of lawmakers.
Southeast Europe to Open Up 100 000 New Migrant Spaces
European leaders agreed at an emergency summit that 100 000 more spaces will be created in refugee reception centers along the so-called "migrant route" in Southeast Europe.
EU pushes to end migrant chaos with Balkans plan
The EU pledged on Oct. 26 to help set up 100,000 places in reception centres along the migrant route through the Balkans, in a bid to defuse rising tensions on its eastern frontier over how to deal with the crisis.
Bulgaria ?-Voting Referendum: 73% Said 'Yes' - Partial Count
Electoral officials in Bulgaria have said some 73.51% of voters in a referendum have backed the introduction of e-voting as a valid method in future polls, with nearly three-quarters of ballots processed.
This translates into 1 700 000 "yes" votes, of 6 363 000 eligible citizens.
Interim figures suggest some 26.49% of voters rejected the idea.
Bulgarian PM Congratulates GERB, Coalition Partners, Opposition on Local Election Results
Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, who is in Brussels for a leaders' meeting over the refugee crisis in the countries along the Western Balkans migratory route, congratulated his party, the coalition partners and the opposition for their results in the local elections held in Bulgaria on Sunday.
Who Is Who: Mayor of Sofia Yordanka Fandakova Reelected to Third Term
According to the latest exit polls, Yordanka Fandakova, the incumbent mayor of Sofia and candidate of the largest ruling GERB party, was reelected to a third consecutive term with 60 % of the votes in the local elections held in Bulgaria on Sunday.
Bulgaria's Ruse, Stara Zagora, Veliko Tarnovo Reelect Incumbent GERB Mayors - Exit Polls
According to the latest exit polls, the incumbent mayors of the cities of Ruse, Stara Zagora and Veliko Tarnovo were all reelected at the first round of the local elections, which were held in Bulgaria on Sunday.
Plamen Stoilov, the incumbent mayor of Ruse and candidate of the largest ruling party GERB, was reelected with 51 % of the votes.
Exit Polls Show Run-offs to Take Place in Bulgaria's Plovdiv, Shumen, Vidin
According to the latest exit polls, run-offs for the mayors of the cities of Plovdiv, Shumen and Vidin are likely to take place as no candidate garnered more than 50 % of the votes at the first round of the local elections, which took place in Bulgaria on Sunday.
Bulgaria's Main Ruling Party Gets Biggest Share of Local Vote
Conservative GERB party of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has mustered around 34.5% of the vote nationally, in the national election held on Sunday, a Gallup exit poll shows.
The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), the main opposition force, comes second with 17.2% of ballots, followed by the liberal Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) party, at 14.6%
Burgas's Dimitar Nikolov Wins 3rd Term in Bulgaria Local Elections - Poll
With an astounding 83.7%, Dimitar Nikolov has been reelected for a third term in the Black Sea port city of Burgas as Bulgaria is holding local elections on Sunday, an Alpha Research poll suggests.
A survey by rival Gallup agency puts support for Nikolov at 83.5%.
Nikolov, as in the previous (2011) vote, was backed by the main ruling GERB party of PM Boyko Borisov.
Bulgaria Local Elections: Yordanka Fandakova Reelected as Sofia Mayor - Poll
Incumbent mayor Yordanka Fandakova has been reelected for a third term as Mayor for Bulgaria's capital Sofia as the country is holding its local elections on Sunday, a first exit poll by Alpha Research agency shows.
Fandakova has won outright, with support (at 59.9%) that makes a second term redundant, according to the agency.