Boyko Rashkov, Deputy Prime Minister for Public Order and Security and Minister of the Interior has been assigned the task of coordinating the work of the cabinet ministers and the regional governors connected with the preparations for the elections for President and Vice President, and for members of parliament on 14 November.   He will be in charge of the coordination of the organizational and technical preparations for the elections, including the.. See more

By secret in-person ballot, Georgi Georgiev was elected chair of the Sofia City Council with 36 votes “for”, to replace Elen Gerdzhikov who resigned. Eight of the votes were invalid. Georgiev was the only candidate for the post, nominated by GERB-SDS. The remaining groups in Sofia’s City Council did not make any nominations. “Democratic Bulgaria” stated they would contest the vote. “I was utterly shocked by Boyko Borissov’s words that he had demanded,.. See more

The crash of a Mi-24 military helicopter in Côte d'Ivoire on September 10, which killed five people, including three Bulgarians, was caused by bad weather. This is what head of the armed forces, General Lassina Doumbia, quoted by AFP, said after the investigation, BGNES reported. One of the helicopter's black boxes has been recovered, as well as the remains of the five crew members. The helicopter was on a mission, government spokesman Amadou.. See more