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Mihail Mikov has been elected Chair of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP).

Mikov won a run-off with outgoing Economy and Energy Minister Dragomir Stoynev at the 48th Congress of BSP on Sunday.

A total of 762 delegates voted in the run-off stage of the election, with Stoynev backed by 333 votes and Mikov by 377. There were 16 invalid ballot papers and 710 valid ballot papers.

Sergey Stanishev, outgoing leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), has said he will run for a second term in office as President of the Party of European Socialists (PES).

Speaking Sunday at the 48th Congress of BSP in the National Palace of Culture (NDK) in Sofia, Stanishev told the delegates that it was his last congress as BSP leader.

The New York Times called for the legalization of marijuana on Saturday, in a bold editorial comparing the federal ban on cannabis to Prohibition.
      
The prestigious publication said pot laws disproportionately impact young black men and that addiction and dependence are "relatively minor problems" -- especially when compared with alcohol and tobacco.        

The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) is to elect its new leader at the 48th Congress of BSP on Sunday.

The congress starts at 11 am at the National Palace of Culture (NDK) in Sofia and the open part of it ends at 3 pm, according to reports of Darik radio.

A total of 29 nominees compete for the post of BSP Chair.

The National Liberal Party (PNL) Extraordinary Congress has approved the protocol for the merger with the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL), the statute and political program of the new party and the protocol for the "ACL PNL-PDL" alliance (Liberal Christian Alliance)

The Turkish Jewish Community has called on the American Jewish Congress to re-evaluate its decision to demand the return of an award given to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan following his response to the recent Gaza operations.

A prominent Jewish organization in the United States has asked Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to return a courage award he received in 2004, following his response to the recent Gaza operations.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic conferred Monday in Belgrade with the representatives of the Serbian national Slavists' committee and members of the organizing board of the 16th International Congress of Slavists.

President Traian Basescu in Sinaia, on Saturday, said that the aviation accident of Ukraine, in which 298 people died, cannot be left without an international investigation and without consequences for those responsible for this tragedy.

National Liberal Party (PNL) Chairman Klaus Iohannis on Saturday withdrew the resolution proposal on the designation of the party's candidate for the presidential elections, after he and Crin Antonescu entered this race.