Plamen Oresharski
DPS May Have a Presidential Candidate for the First Time
The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) is registered with the CEC for both parliamentary and presidential elections. However, party leader Mustafa Karadayi did not specify who their presidential candidate would be.
Socialist-Backed Candidate Wins First Round of Bulgaria's Presidential Election
The candidate backed by Bulgaria's biggest opposition force is widening his lead on Tsetska Tsacheva, the contender of the main ruling party, the final count shows.
With 100% of ballot protocols processed, Rumen Radev's support is estimated at 25.43%, while Tsacheva has earned 21.96% of the vote, the Central Election Commission (CEC) says [BG].
Bulgaria Presidential Election: Tsacheva Tipped to Win in DPS's Turkey Strongholds
The main ruling party's presidential candidate Tsetska Tsacheva won the biggest share of the vote in two Turkish cities with a high concentration of expats, electoral statistics show.
Socialist-Backed Candidate 'Leads in Bulgaria's Presidential Elections' - Exit Poll
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%.
Bulgaria Braces for Tight Presidential Contest
Polling stations will be open till 8pm on Sunday in Bulgaria, where over 6,834,000 citizens are entitled to cast a ballot for a new President in an unexpectedly knife-edge race.
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Voting Underway in Bulgaria's Presidential Election, Referendum
Bulgarians are heading to the polls on Sunday to elect the country's new President and vote in a referendum on the political system.
Gallup: Bulgaria's Presidential Candidates Mareshki, Oresharski Gain Momentum
The candidates for President Veselin Mareshki and Plamen Oresharski have gained momentum and now rank immediately after the three favourites for president, showed a nationally representative survey of Gallup International Balkan for the period October 24-31.
Mediana Agency: BSP's Candidate Radev Gains Momentum
The distance between the candidates for president of GERB and BSP is closing. 31.4 % of voters would vote for Tsetska Tsacheva, while 27% would vote for Rumen Radev, showed a nationally representative survey of Mediana agency.
Presidential Elections: Bulgaria's Controversial Ex-PM 'Asked DPS for Support'
Bulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski has said it was he who asked the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) party to endorse him.
Oresharski, whose tenure is associated with nationwide protests and the collapse of Bulgaria's fourth-largest lender, is running has an independent in the November 06 presidential elections.
Mestan: Oresharski Is Not DPS' Real Candidate
"Plamen Oresharski is not DPS' real candidate but merely a step in the political kazachok in the direction of Rumen Radev. Unless a different deal is reached. Because the purpose of the colleagues from DPS is to find a way to power. There is no way for them through the right-wing," stated Dost's leader Lutvi Mestan on Nova TV.
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