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Bulgaria PM Summons Ministers over Election Results

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has summoned ministers in his cabinet to his home in Boyana, media reports suggest.

The development comes amid suggestions of a cabinet reshuffle in the aftermath of the presidential elections, which is expected to be a tight race for the candidate proposed by Borisov, Parliament Speaker Tsetska Tsacheva.

Bulgaria PM Repeats He Will Resign if Party Loses Presidential Vote

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has reiterated his intention to step down if the candidate proposed by his party doesn't win the presidential elections.

"I have already said this - if we don't beat [everyone], we are gone," Mediapool quotes him as saying during a visit to a southern Bulgarian town.

Social Media Picks Up Bulgarian Oppositioner's Vulgar Reference to PM

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has kept a stiff upper lip after a vulgar address used by an opposition party leader - but social media haven't.

Radan Kanev, who heads the Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB), on Monday lashed out at the Reformist Bloc coalition, of which DSB is a member, for not being able to withstand pressure from Borisov.

Bulgarian PM Orders Appointment of Border Employees

By order of Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov, the Interior Ministry will launch a procedure for the appointment of employees with labour contracts to assist in border control and the defence of Bulgaria's frontiers.

The newly-appointed employees will be granted powers to apprehend persons who have violated the border regime and to turn them over to competent authorities.

Bulgarian PM Borisov Gives Ultimatum to Five Regional Directorates Chiefs

PM Boyko Borisov has given a one-month deadline to the heads of the Regional Directorates of the Interior Ministry in Pernik, Russe, Haskovo, Pazardzhik and Plovdiv to improve their operations regarding smuggling. Otherwise, they will be fired, stated Borisov at a conference on combating smuggling, reported BNR.

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