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Israel on the Danube: 2 Apr

IPES | Elections in Bulgaria

The Republic of Bulgaria will hold nationwide parliamentary elections on Sunday, April 2, 2023. They will be contested by [6,651,284 registered voters,] 579 candidates on 651 registered candidate lists, with two independent candidates [and 240 seats].
summit for democracy: ~ 158M registered voters, 209 "ballot-qualified political party affiliates" for 535 federal seats and 7,386 state legislative seats
The parliamentary election, the fifth legislative election within two years, occurs amid ongoing political turmoil in Bulgaria. This election follows four others in which no party could secure an electoral majority or build a sustainable governing coalition....
Radio Bulgaria | Election Day for Bulgarians living abroad has begun
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by Cat on Sun Apr 2nd, 2023 at 01:30:47 PM EST
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RFERL | Milatovic Claims Victory In Montenegro As Longtime Leader Djukanovic Concedes, 3 Apr
Following Djukanovic's remarks, Milatovic told supporters that "tonight is the night we have been waiting for over 30 years. This is a victory of a reconciled Montenegro."

"Within the next five years, we will lead Montenegro into the European Union," he said.

During the victory speech, he was joined by Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic, former Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapic, and leaders of the pro-Russia Democratic Front....

kommersant |
The new president of Montenegro will be 36-year-old Yakov Milatovic[h], who entered politics less than three years ago. On Sunday, in the second round of elections, he defeated the incumbent President Milo Djukanovic, the ideologist of Montenegrin independence and membership of the republic in NATO, who has been in power for more than 30 years. The new president is welcomed in Western embassies and at the same time supported in Belgrade. The latter gives experts reason to talk about a possible increase in Serbian influence in Montenegro and that the West sees this as a kind of compensation for Serbia for the inevitable loss of Kosovo*. ...
by Cat on Tue Apr 4th, 2023 at 05:37:39 PM EST
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