It might be the start of a solution in Bulgaria, if it isn't the start of new problems....
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev asked the Socialists to form a coalition Cabinet after ex-Premier Boyko Borissov, the winner of May 12 elections, rejected the offer as he lacks sufficient parliamentary support....
The Bulgarian parliamentary elections of May 12 have exposed the deep divide between the population and the country's political elite....
"IN THE middle of the crisis, the head of state was left alone," complains Rosen Plevneliev, Bulgaria's president. He is still upset by the decision of Boyko Borisov to resign as prime minister in the midst of the country's worst anti-government protests...
Tobacco farmers in the European Union might seem to be an anomaly, when across the continent draconian anti-smoking laws are in vogue....
Bulgaria's biggest political party has said it will seek to have the result of Sunday's deadlocked election cancelled on grounds of a violation....
The suggestion that Bulgarians and Romanians will soon arrive in the UK in their thousands may have fuelled UKIP's surge in the polls, provided column inches in the newspapers, and given news programmes something to chew on....
David Cameron thinks that tough talk on immigration will boost the Conservative Party’s fortunes. He is probably wrong....
BBC...
Sunday's elections provided no respite for Bulgaria's growing legions of non-voters, nor those who were tempted to the pollsBy Yavor Siderov The Guardian Last Sunday's parliamentary elections failed to resolve Bulgaria's bitter political impasse....
Bulgaria's Socialist Party, which placed second in May 12 early elections, has an opportunity to return to power after four years as the winning Gerb party struggles to find allies willing to join the next government....
Bulgaria faces political paralysis after a snap election failed to hand a majority to any party and gave a potentially crucial role to far-right radicals....
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A sign at a petrol station reads:“If you can find more expensive fuel locally, we will charge you the difference.”...read