Bulgarians head to polls for eighth time in five years
Bulgaria votes to elect a new parliament after mass protests brought down the previous government in December.
Bulgarians head to polls for eighth time in five years
Bulgaria votes to elect a new parliament after mass protests brought down the previous government in December. Grouped from 3 articles across 3 sources.
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Young Bulgarians hold out for change in eighth election in five years
Voters broadly split along generational lines as pro-Russian former president leads in polls Anna Bodakova’s days tend to be rather hectic at the moment. Hopping between meeting voters on the street, political debates and recording videos for social media, the 23-year-old is standing to become an MP in Bulgaria’s general election. Last year she was among the many young Bulgarians who participated in countrywide mass protests over the government’s economic policies and perceived failure to tackle corruption. Those protests ultimately resulted in the resignation of the prime minister, Rosen Zhelyazkov, and his cabinet in December. Continue reading...
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