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Nikolay Barekov, leader of the Bulgaria without Censorship party, has said that the formation supports a no-confidence motion against the socialist-led government.

According to preliminary results of the European Parliament elections, the Bulgaria without Censorship party of the former TV host will send two MEPs to the European Parliament.

By Jonathan Stearns

Jean-Claude Juncker staked a claim to the European Commission presidency after his Europe-wide party won parliamentary elections, setting up a potential clash with national government leaders over the high-profile post.

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is due to meet Deputy Prime Minister Evangelos Venizelos on Thursday to discuss Sunday’s election results.

The two men are due to meet at 6 p.m. after New Democracy came second in the European Parliament vote. The PASOK-led Elia alliance came fourth.

SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras repeated on Monday his call for national elections “as soon as possible” after holding talks with Greek President Karolos Papoulias.

The leadership of the National Liberal Party (PNL, in opposition) tendered their collective resignation this Monday, but outgoing Crin Antonescu is to hold the position of the party's interim chairman until a congress is organized, political sources told AGERPRES.

According to these sources, the party's congress is to take place within the shortest possible time.

By Charles Penty

Podemos, a new movement that grew out of street demonstrations against politicians and banks, won five seats in the European Parliament as Spanish voters lent their voice to protests against mainstream parties.

The far-right National-Democratic Party of Germany (NPD) has won one MEP seat after Sunday's European elections.

NPD, which has received around 300 000 votes, benefits from an earlier decision by Germany's Constitutional Court to remove the three-percent election threshold for parties as "non-democratic" and "discriminatory".

Establishment parties in two of the European Union’s most important member states were licking their wounds on Monday following the triumph of anti-EU, anti-immigration parties in the European Parliament elections in Britain and France.

Bulgaria's probably most favourite dish – the Shopska Salad – topped the culinary preferences of the Europeans. 

It garnered 19 529 facebook Likes in the European Parliament's campaign “A Taste of Europe”, which started several weeks before the European Elections. 

In it the citizens of the 28 EU member states could vote for their favourite national dish.

Romania’s center-left governing coalition has won the European parliamentary elections, with around 37.5 per cent of the vote, according to first preliminary results announced on Monday by the Central Electoral Bureau.

The governing alliance is comprised of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and two minor parties. Together they should get around 16 seats in the European Parliament.