Voting Begins in Novinite's Personalities in the News 2016 Poll!

Bulgaria's largest English-language news website Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) invites you, our readers from around the world, to select the "Personalities in the News" for 2016!

Don't miss the opportunity to make your voice heard about the individuals who made the Bulgaria-related news headlines over the past year by voting in the 2016 edition of Novinite's annual poll.

Nominees are divided into three categories this year: Politics, Business and Diplomac.

Winners in recent years include Bulgaria's highest-ranking tennis player Grigor Dimitrov, outgoing Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova, former UK Ambassador Jonathan Allen, and many others.

In politics, newcomers to the public space will be defying established players. Rumen Radev, the former Bulgarian Air Force Commander, a political outsider who was elected President in November, will face tough challenge from Krasimir Karakachanov and Lyutvi Mestan, leaders who have both turned into self-styled kingmakers in Bulgarian politics. On the other hand are outgoing Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova, who brought about some positive developments in her sector, and Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova, whose personal approval rating has weathered a handful of political crises in several years.

In Politics, newcomers to the public space will be defying established players. Rumen Radev, the former Bulgarian Air Force Commander, a political outsider who was elected President in November, will face tough challenge from Krasimir Karakachanov and Lyutvi Mestan, leaders who have both turned into self-styled kingmakers in Bulgarian politics. On the other hand are outgoing Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova, who brought about some positive...