SOFIA, Bulgaria--Bulgarian President Rumen Radev took the oath of office Wednesday for his second

.... 14, President Rumen Radev said on Saturday, after parliament approved changes to the 2021 state budget. The

Radev said on Monday. Bulgaria has blocked the opening of formal EU membership talks with North

If it fails, as expected, Radev will have to dissolve parliament once again, appoint another

to produce a ruling executive, despite calls from incumbent President Rumen Radev. Bulgaria's

SOFIA( Reuters)-Bulgarian President Rumen Radev asked the Socialist party on Friday to try to form

Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev is seen on video screens as he addresses the 76th Session of the

Bulgaria is preparing for a general election, which is likely to take place this November.... This latest snap election has faced a wave of criticism-it's the third one to be held within a year.... Lawmakers have today decided they will also hold their presidential election in the same month-flinging the country into further political chaos....

Bulgaria could be heading for its third general election of the year after the winner of the July ballot failed to strike a coalition deal. The anti-system" There is such a people" party( ITN) was meant to submit its minority government for parliamentary approval on Wednesday but its president, Slavi Trifonov, announced on television on Tuesday that they" will not go to the vote with our list" and that this" means that there will be new elections." ITN narrowly won the election in July, securing

SOFIA( Reuters)-Bulgaria's centre-right GERB party leads its rivals a week ahead of the country's third parliamentary election this year amid a prolonged political crisis, surging coronavirus infections and rising energy costs, a new opinion poll showed on Saturday.... The political instability, concerns about the pandemic and a new obligatory health pass, as well as high energy costs in the EU's least vaccinated state, have helped GERB mobilise its regional structures and maintain its support,