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Borissov heads for win in Bulgaria election, though paralysis looms

Bulgaria’s former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov appeared on track to take first place in a parliamentary election, though a fragmented party landscape meant the nation may be headed for an extended period of political paralysis.

Tribune News Service · Oct 2, 2022

Bulgarian GERB ahead in election, but coalition outlook uncertain

Bulgaria's GERB party of ex-Prime Minister Boyko Borissov looked set for a narrow win in Sunday's election, the fourth in less two years, as voters sought predictability from a former leader amid steep inflation and the war in Ukraine.

Reuters · Oct 2, 2022

Bulgarians hold 4th election in 18 months amid turmoil

Bulgarians on Sunday cast their ballots in a general election marked by a raging war nearby, political instability, and economic hardships in the European Union’s poorest member

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2022

Bulgaria to hold election overshadowed by war in Ukraine

Bulgarians will go to the polls for the fourth time in less than two years in a general election overshadowed this time by the war in Ukraine, rising energy costs and galloping inflation

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022

Passengers trapped in Romania after plane hits birds, catches fire on take-off

Seve and Emma were flying home to the UK from a holiday in Bulgaria when disaster struck

Wales Online · Sep 29, 2022

Weary Bulgarians fear more political turmoil after latest election

Bulgarians bracing for their fourth election in less than two years face a winter of want amid soaring inflation driven by the war in Ukraine, making many yearn for good government and stability after years of political turmoil.

Reuters · Sep 28, 2022

British WizzAir travellers stranded abroad after taxi takes them to wrong place

A British WizzAir passenger has been stranded 2,000km from home alongside more than 150 other travellers after WizzAir aborted their flight from Bulgaria and sent travellers via taxi to neighbouring Romania.

Edinburgh Live · Sep 28, 2022

Wizz Air customers slept on floor with strangers after airline left them stranded

Wizz Air customers were sent from Varna, Bulgaria to Bucharest in Romania only to discover that the hotel they'd been sent to was full, one irate passenger who slept on the floor claimed

Daily Mirror · Sep 28, 2022

Couple stranded abroad forced to share hotel room with four strangers

Steven Fludder is stranded 2,000km from home after WizzAir aborted their flight from Bulgaria to Liverpool

Liverpool Echo · Sep 28, 2022

A Place In The Sun buyer sends 'alarm bells ringing' after early confession

Fans of A Place In The Sun were concerned by a potential buyer's confession as she searched for her dream property in Sunny Beach, Bulgaria

Daily Mirror · Sep 27, 2022