After the Bulgarian Constitutional Court ordered a partial recount of October's election results, the ultranationalist, pro-Russian Velichie party now has 10 seats in parliament. View on euronews ...

A recount of the votes reportedly would allow Velichie to enter the National Assembly. The proposed government will be led by Rossen Zhelyazkov (GERB), with three deputy prime ministers from GERB ...

Velichie was awarded 10 seats after the recount, the election commission said in a televised meeting. The other six seats were allocated to four small parties.

“ Greatness ” (Velichie) came close to the parliamentary threshold, falling just 20 votes short. The party garnered 97,438 votes, ending with 3.999% and remaining outside the National Assembly.

The Bulgarian government, led by Rosen Zhelyazkov, survived a vote of no confidence on Thursday, launched over its foreign policy, BTA news agency reported.

Ivelin Mihaylov, founder of the anti-system party Velichie (Greatness), speaks to supporters during a pre-election meeting in Varna, North-East Bulgaria on October 9, 2024. Buildings evoking ...

Bulgaria’s prospects of joining the eurozone in January 2026 remain within reach, according to the latest analysis from ING’s research unit, ING Think. However, experts caution that some ...

The make-up of Bulgaria's parliament has changed, after the country's Constitutional Country ordered a partial recount of votes from October's election. As a result of the recount, the ...

Rosen Zhelyazkov, the prime minister-designate of Bulgaria's centre-right GERB party, speaks as he presents cabinet proposal to Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, in Sofia, Bulgaria January 15, 2025.

Reuters Newly appointed Bulgarian prime minister Rosen Zhelyazkov gestures towards the deputies after his government was voted in the parliament, in Sofia, Bulgaria January 16, 2025.