Rishi Sunak signs new deals with three countries to tackle people smuggling

Rishi Sunak Seen With New UK PM Keir Starmer For The First Time in UK Parliament After Elections

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Bulgaria's parliament votes down centre-right minority government

The GERB party, which proposed the minority government, finished first in the June elections but has only 68 legislators in the 240-seat National Assembly.

Bulgaria's Orthodox Church elects new head with pro-Russian views

Bulgaria's Orthodox Church has elected Daniil, a 52-year-old considered to be pro-Russian, as its new leader in a vote that reflected the divisions in the church and wider society since Russian invaded Ukraine more than two years ago.

Bulgaria's sixth election in three years sparks further political soul-searching

On Sunday, Bulgaria recorded low voter turnout for the European elections and the country's sixth vote in three years. Both political exercises reveal a fragmented political scene in the Balkan nation.

Bulgarian politicians enter final phase of campaigning for European elections

June 7 marks the end of the campaign period ahead of Bulgaria’s June 9 2024 European Parliament elections, in which the country will elect 17 MEPs, and the simultaneous early National Assembly elections, in which 240 MPs are to be elected.