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Bulgaria parties agree to form coalition govt in bid to end deadlock

Bulgaria's two largest political parties, the centre-right GERB and a pro-Western bloc led by "We continue to change", agreed on Monday to form a coalition government with a rotating prime minister in a bid to end more than two years of policy deadlock.

Reuters · May 22, 2023

EU's Gabriel gets mandate to form Bulgaria's new cabinet

European Commissioner Mariya Gabriel, a member of Bulgaria's centre-right GERB party, received a mandate on Monday to form a new cabinet following last month's elections.

Reuters · May 15, 2023

EU commissioner nominated to lead Bulgaria's next government

A European Union commissioner from Bulgaria has been nominated for the post of prime minister as the Balkan country struggles to end a two-year period of political instability and economic hardship

The Independent UK · May 10, 2023

Bulgaria set for tough coalition talks after fifth inconclusive election

Bulgaria looked set on Monday for lengthy and difficult coalition talks after a parliamentary election, the fifth in two years, again failed to produce a clear winner.

Reuters · Apr 3, 2023

Bulgarians head to polls for 5th time in 2 years

Bulgarians are casting their ballots in a general election — the fifth in two years — hoping to end political instability and help overcome the economic woes fueled by a raging war in Ukraine

The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2023

Bulgaria faces snap polls as Socialists abandon plans to form government

Bulgaria is facing new general election in the spring, the country's fifth in two years, after the Socialists on Friday gave up on plans to form a working government.

Reuters · Jan 20, 2023

Bulgaria’s president asks Socialists to form government

Bulgaria's president has given the Socialist Party a mandate to form a new government in a last attempt to avoid the country’s fifth general election in two years

The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2023

Bulgaria's Socialists get the final chance to form a government

In a last attempt to end Bulgaria's prolonged political deadlock, President Rumen Radev has invited the Socialist Party to try and form a government, its leader said on Monday, but there was little chance it would succeed.

Reuters · Jan 16, 2023

Next party up as Bulgaria seeks new government

Bulgaria's second largest party, the anti-graft We Continue the Change (PP), will seek support to form a minority government and end a prolonged political impasse, Prime Minister-designate Nikolay Denkov said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Jan 3, 2023

Bulgaria: Parliament rejects proposed technocrat government

Bulgaria’s parliament has failed to elect a government proposed by the center-right GERB party to resolve a political impasse that has gripped the European Union’s poorest member country

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022