BOIKO BORISOV

Only months ago, Robert Golob was virtually unknown in politics, didn’t belong to any party, but had a clear goal: remove Slovenian populist Prime Minister Janez Jansa from power and stop a democratic backslide in the tiny Alpine state.

A prosecutor’s decision to release Bulgarian ex-Prime Minister Boyko Borissov from custody without pressing any corruption charges against him prompted sharp criticism Saturday from Bulgaria’s government.

Bulgaria's ex-Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has been freed from custody following an investigation by prosecutors, who failed to come up with enough evidence to press charges.

Bulgaria’s former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has been detained in a nationwide police operation following probes of the EU prosecutor’s office.

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has taken the oath of office for his second term.

Exit polls in Bulgaria suggest that incumbent Rumen Radev is the apparent winner in the country’s presidential runoff.

With nearly 76% of the ballots counted, a new centrist party appears to be the winner of Bulgaria’s parliamentary election.

A newly founded anti-corruption party appears to be the winner of Bulgaria’s parliamentary election, according to initial exit poll data.

Bulgaria’s president has called a third parliamentary election this year that will be held on Nov. 14 after two previous votes failed to produce a government.

Bulgaria's central electoral commission says that an anti-elite party appears to have won the country's early parliamentary election, with nearly 99 % of the ballots counted.

Voter apathy has dominated Bulgaria’s early election, raising the prospect of yet another fractured parliament that will struggle to form a viable governing coalition.

Bulgaria’s interim prime minister is urging the government to redouble its efforts to fight endemic graft, calling for changes in prosecutors’ offices, the judiciary and all law enforcement agencies.

Bulgaria has moved to quell a political crisis by appointing a retired general as interim prime minister until an election is held in July.

Results from Bulgaria's parliamentary election show the center-right party of the country's longtime prime minister ahead but without broad-based support.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov’s center-right GERB party appears the likely winner of parliamentary election, with several exit polls pointing to it finishing first.

After months of nationwide anti-government protests over corruption, stalled reforms and a stagnating economy in the EU’s poorest member state, Bulgarians are gearing up for a parliamentary election overshadowed by the deadly pandemic.

SOFIA – Addressing an EU enlargement summit Tuesday, Bulgaria's leader pledged his support for the Western Balkan countries on the path of being integrated into the European Union. Leaders of EU countries and of membership candidates Montenegro, Serbia, North Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia and Kosovo discussed their accession prospects at a so-called Berlin Process summit jointly chaired by Bulgaria and North Macedonia. Both declarations, which aim to further align the Western Balkans with EU norms and standards, were signed online during the summit. “Let’s not forget that the Western Balkans together represent a market of about 20 million people. The next summit will be held next year in the German capital, Merkel told participants at the end of the forum.

Protesters shout "Resignation" in downtown Sofia, Bulgaria, on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets Wednesday in cities across Bulgaria for a third consecutive week to demand the resignation of the government and the chief prosecutor. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)SOFIA Tens of thousands of people took to the streets Wednesday in cities across Bulgaria for a third consecutive week to demand the resignation of the government and the chief prosecutor. In a video on Facebook, Borissov said everyone has the right to demonstrate, but not to block roads and intersections. Borissov has been in power since 2009 and his third term is scheduled to end next March

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, so often a study in gravity at such meetings, was all merriment when she saw Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov with his mask slipped. Other leaders were trying out various versions of the elbow bump, with Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel almost turning it into an elbow duel. With 27 leaders coming in with diverse demands the two-day summit might not even be enough to settle their differences. Summit host and European Council President Charles Michel was first in the room, and was soon bumping elbows with Borissov and others as they arrived. European Parliament President David Sassoli first went for a zen-like bow but soon got his elbow out like his chums did.