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"Election Tourists" Swarm over Bulgaria

The hard-core supporters and "paid voters" of different political parties set out for the polling stations across the country by busloads. Their destinations are the most contested constituencies. About 100.000 Bulgarian citizens will crisscross the country to tip the balance in favor of this or ...
Some 500,000 Bulgarians Hesitate Whether to Vote

About 55% of the Bulgarians, or some 3,800,000 voters will cast a ballot at the forthcoming ...
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The owner of the newspaper has been wiretapped illegally
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Picture of the day

The widow of the notorious mafia boss Kosyo Samokovetsa, killed in 2003 in Adsterdam, made quite a stir in Sofia Court House. She stated she is out of cash and cannot pay her taxes
Photo: Dimitar Katsarov
A Tent Camp Set Up for Madonna's Concert in Sofia
A tent camp will be made around the National stadium 'Vassil Levski' in Sofia for Madonna's concert.  The pop diva requested  'Sofia Music Enterprises', organizers of her gig in Bulgaria, to provide 40 tents, make-up rooms for herself, her dancers and her team. During her 'Sweet and Sticky' show Madonna changes her image four times. Thus Borissova Gradina Park (downtown Sofia) will turn into a huge budoir of the Queen.
July 4 in History
In 1892, the construction of Boyana Hydropower Plant started; it was the first power plant in Bulgaria.
In 1916, the Museum of Military History was established in Sofia.
In 1964, the First International Ballet Contest was held in Varna.
In 1971, Maxim, Metropolitan of Lovech, was elected Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.
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