Civic notices and European news from Bulgaria.
A month before Sunday's vote, every major pollster had Iliana Yotova at least 17 points ahead of Andrey Gyurov and some had her within reach of 50 percent. When the Central Election Commission announced the official result, the incumbent president had 528,951 votes, or 34.76 percent, against Gyurov'
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The Central Election Commission (CEC) has confirmed that Bulgaria’s October 25 presidential election failed to produce a winner, with only 1,525,034 of the country’s 6,584,025 eligible voters casting ballots, or nearly 23%, according to the final results announced by the Commission. “No president or
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Bulgarian Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova said she sees no escalation in relations with North Macedonia over Iva Mihailova’s stay in Bulgaria, stressing in an interview with bTV that Skopje must fulfill its commitments to the European Union and improve conditions for Bulgarians living in the coun
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Snow is forecast in the Stara Planina, Vitosha, Rila and Pirin mountain ranges on Wednesday, while rain is expected mainly in Northern Bulgaria and the far eastern regions, according to the weather forecast. Skies will be mostly cloudy across the country, with a light to moderate northwesterly wind
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Semen Novikov won the 87kg Greco-Roman gold medal at the World Wrestling Championships in Astana, defeating Iran’s Alireza Mohmadipiani 4-0 in the final to give Bulgaria its first world title in the sport in 13 years. Bulgaria’s previous world wrestling champion was Ivo Angelov, who won the title in
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Bulgaria ranks sixth in the European Union for self-reported health among people aged 16 to 29, with Eurostat data for 2025 showing that a high proportion of young Bulgarians consider themselves to be in good or very good health. Three other Balkan countries lead the EU rankings, with Romania in fir
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The Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office has asked a court to keep Turkish businessman Eyup Temiz in permanent detention after charging him with the intentional killing of former Member of the European Parliament Slavi Binev, while media reports have raised questions about a business dispute and footage h
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Ivaylo Mirchev, co-chair of Yes, Bulgaria, has accused Revival leader Kostadin Kostadinov of effectively supporting Iliana Yotova in the presidential runoff by ruling out votes from his party’s supporters for her rival, Andrey Gyurov, despite having demanded Yotova’s resignation days earlier. In a F
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Germany is criticizing Bulgaria, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia for refusing to contribute to financial guarantees for a planned new EU loan to Ukraine, with the dispute threatening to complicate negotiations over the bloc’s budget, German newspaper Die Welt reports. Hungary, the Czech Rep
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The Netherlands will not compete in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest because of public controversy over Israel’s participation, Dutch public broadcaster NPO announced. The decision adds another country to the list of Eurovision boycotters opposing Israel’s participation in the contest over its milit
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