Stanislav Dechev
Runoffs in Bulgaria: GERB takes 7 Cities, WCC-DB - 4, BSP - 2
The allocation of mayoral seats with 100% processed results indicates that GERB will govern 7 of the 16 cities that failed to elect a mayor in the first round of the local elections in Bulgaria. "We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria" (WCC-DB) takes 4, and the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) - 2. Silistra will be governed by an independent mayor.
Nine Major Cities in Bulgaria Elected Mayors at the First Round
Nine major cities in Bulgaria saw first-round victory of mayors in the local elections, according to interim results on October 28. There will be second round of elections in the other big cities, BNT reported.
GERB Named its Mayoral Candidates for Plovdiv, Rousse and Haskovo
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov's party GERB on August 15 named its candidates for mayors of Plovdiv, Rousse, and Haskovo in the forthcoming local government elections in October 2019, reports BNT
The incumbent mayors in the three cities are from the GERB party, but they are not among the newly named candidates.