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An incident with the Spartan military plane happened today, in the course of a training maneuver on the ground at Graf Ignatievo Airport.

There were no injured or harmed servicemen from the C-27J Spartan crew.

Damage was caused to the plane. The case is being investigated.

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The Bulgarian National Assembly has elected GERB leader Boyko Borisov for Prime Minister of Bulgaria and accepted the structure and composition of the new coalition cabinet proposed by him, BNR reported.

Out of the 233 MPs who took part in the voting, 134 MPs from GERB, United Patriots Coalition, Volya and an independent MP voted in favour of the new cabinet.

A number of events today commemorate the 141st anniversary of the April Uprising of 1876 against the Ottomans.

Traditionally, the center of celebrations is the Bulgarian town of Panagyurishte, where festive atmosphere and patriotic spirit characterize the day, quoted by BNR.

After GERB and the United Patriots has signed the coalitional agreement and President Radev had handed over to future PM Boyko Borisov the mandate for the constituting of the new government, the latter commented that the agreement guaranteed stable rule, BNR reported.

The document envisages a cabinet of one pm, four vice premiers and 17 ministers with decisions made with consensus.

After consultations with President Radev, chairman of the  Movement for Rights and Freedoms, Mustafa Karadayi, said that with the current configuration in parliament, it was up to the political forces to draw up a program for governing the country by the end of the Bulgarian EU presidency and to form a parliamentary majority around this program.

''It is unacceptable to corrupt the election process this way. Therefore, adequate measures have to be undertaken. If necessary, the polling stations outside the consulates and the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Turkey must be closed'', said Tsvetan Tsvetanov, Deputy Chairman of GERB on Nova TV.

GERB's leader Boyko Borisov has expressed his suspicions about a manipulation of the elections and the appearance of certain personalities in the interim government making appointments. The announcement was made after a meeting with the Bulgarian Construction Chamber.

As of Friday, Bulgaria will be governed by a caretaker cabinet, announced President Radev during the official presentation of the composition and priorities of the cabinet appointed by him.

"This cabinet will govern in a complicated external political and international situation. The country needs security and stability," stated Radev.

If parliamentary elections were held today, GERB would win 32.6% of the votes of people who are determined to vote, while BSP will get 28.8%, showed the results of the latest survey of NOVA and Alpha Research agency, presented on Nova TV. No single party would have an independent majority and possible coalitions would be difficult to form.