The candidate of PP-DB and "Save Sofia", Vasil Terziev, who has 31.8% of the votes in Sofia and the candidate of "BSP for Bulgaria", Vanya Grigorova, with 21.59% support will compete for the mayoral seat in the runoff on Sunday, according to 100 percent processed protocols in the Municipal Election Commissions. GERB candidate Anton Hekimyan remains third with 17.8%.
PP-DB and "Save Sofia" will have 23 municipal councilors, GERB-SDS - 14, "BSP for Bulgaria" - 9, "Vazrazhdane" - 8, ITN and "Blue Sofia" - three each, VMRO - 1.
In Plovdiv, GERB candidate Kostadin Dimitrov reached the second round of the local elections with 33.7% of the votes and Ivaylo Staribratov has 17.9%.
The current mayor of Varna, Ivan Portnih, with the support of 26.57%, will face his opponent from PP-DB Blagomir Kotsev with 21.56%.
At night, mainly in the north-eastern regions Bulgaria, there will be temporary increases in cloudiness and short rainfalls with thunder. The sky will be mostly clear in the rest of the country. On Tuesday , the air mass over..
A man and a child have died after they were struck by lightning in the area of Mount Zhultets near Mount Botev in the Central Balkan Mountains. The alert was sent to the mountain rescue service at around 13.30 by a child who was with them, reports BNR..
The fire on the territory of the villages of Voden, Krainovo and Strandzha in the municipality of Bolyarovo has been controlled and localised. Interior Ministry teams will be on the ground to ensure that the fire does not flare up again, Interior Minister..
A state of emergency remains in force in seven villages in the border municipality of Bolyarovo. The fight against the fire at the village of Voden..
A fire has started in Greece a kilometre and a half from the Bulgarian border and is slowly moving towards it. The fire is located in an extremely..
A total of 60 officers from the Bezmer and Kabile units are on the ground with equipment for firefighting, Bulgaria's Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov..
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