National Council
Bulgarian Socialist Party Revokes Support from Municipal Councilors in Sofia
Following deliberations, the BSP leadership unequivocally distanced itself from the actions of the councilors, thereby withdrawing political trust from them.
Bulgaria: GERB Contemplates Future in Coalition Government
As GERB, one of the two leading parties in Bulgaria, undertakes a comprehensive review of the recent election results, it is also gearing up to formulate its stance on its continued participation in the "assembly." The "assembly" refers to the shake coalition between GERB and "We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria" (WCC-DB), the parties that garnered significant support following the parli
The Army in Niger Overthrew the President and Took Power: Opportunity for Russian Influence Opens Up
The army took power in Niger. In a televised address, the military announced that President Mohamed Bazoum had been removed from power and that all institutions and state borders would be closed until further notice, BTA reported. The message was read on national television by Colonel Amadou Abdraman.
Bulgaria: Three Parties officially nominated the Entrepreneur Vasil Terziev for Mayor of Sofia
The IT entrepreneur Vasil Terziev will be the candidate for Mayor of Sofia of "We Continue the Change", "Democratic Bulgaria" and "Spasi Sofia" with the support of the civic initiative "Ekipat an Sofia". The goal is victory in the first round and a full majority in the Municipal Council.
Radev: I don't expect the Kiss between Borissov and Petkov to give Birth to anything other than Disgust
"Against the background of the war in Ukraine, the growing tension in Kosovo, the problems in energy, in connectivity, in the future of our continent, an important topic in my talks will be the question of the shaken trust and the shaken European perspective of Bulgaria after the shameful recordings of the National Council of 'We Continue the Change' and the subsequent confessions of the le
Bulgarian Security Service Chief: We do not Coordinate with Partner Countries
"Heads of services do not coordinate with partner countries - there is no such legal requirement, nor such a practice". This was stated before the MPs by the chairman of the State Agency for National Security (SANS) Plamen Tonchev.
Radev with his First Comment on the Leaked Recordings: The Services do not belong to the President
"Anyone who has the ambition to make any deep changes in the services must be fully aware that these services do not belong to the president, they belong to Bulgaria and are under the direct operational leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - in the person of the Prime Minister, not of the president.
Bulgaria: GERB freezes Negotiations with WCC-DB on forming a Government
A day after the release of recordings of meetings between members of "We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria" (WCC-DB), today GERB-SDS announced that they are freezing the negotiations with WCC-DB for a government with the second mandate.
MP from WCC-DB Left the Party and Released a Compromising Recording with Kiril Petkov
Radostin Vassilev left the WCC-DB parliamentary group. He presented an online recording of the National Council of "We Continue the Change". On the recording, Kiril Petkov explains that "they will 'launder' Boyko Borissov and this is part of the agreement.
The BSP Plenum confirmed: No Support for the First Mandate of GERB-SDS
The BSP plenum confirmed the decision of the Executive Bureau and the parliamentary group of the BSP coalition for Bulgaria to end the negotiations with GERB-SDS to form a government with the first mandate. BSP leader Kornelia Ninova summarized the decisions: