Boyko Borissov

Ombudsman Maya Manolova has submitted to the Constitutional Court of Bulgaria sections of the Electoral Code curbing the number of polling stations abroad.

One of the "heavyweight" parties of the Reformist Bloc alliance, the junior partner in Bulgaria's coalition government, has said it will pull out of governance if the bloc's candidate fails to gather enough votes in the presidential elections.

The Sofia City Prosecutor's Office has formally indicted two former state officials over their move to sign an unfavourable contract with Russian company Atomstroyexport in 2007.

The document, under which Bulgaria procures equipment for the Belene nuclear power plant (NPP) project, was signed without the government's consent.

Novinite publishes profiles of presidential candidates running in the forthcoming elections on November 06.

One of the Reformist Bloc's parties has said it may propose the alliance to call for early general elections in Bulgaria next year if "all other options are exhausted".

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has denied allegations of being "hawkish" on Russia.

"From the distance of time, with five years of this term having passed, I do not see a single evidence, a single symptom that would make me change my attitude to what the President of Russia is doing."

Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov has received a letter from the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker informing him about the results of the work of the Commission on ensuring the livelihood and the creation of normal living conditions for refugees in Turkey.

"GERB's Parliamentary Group asked me today to reshape the government.

Disappointed Bulgarians who cross the new "I do not support anybody" option on their ballot papers in presidential elections on November 6, may end up inadvertently assisting the strongest candidate, experts have warned.

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.