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BSP withdraws papers for party’s independent participation in upcoming election, will run as coalition

Atanas Zafirov
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Acting chairman of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) Atanas Zafirov has withdrawn the papers submitted yesterday for the BSP’s independent participation in the early election for parliament on 27 October by the supporters of Kornelia Ninova, who has tendered her resignation as BSP leader, themselves expelled from the party. “We are here to cancel yesterday’s illegal registration,” Atanas Zafirov told reporters.

The coalition We Continue the Change/Democratic Bulgaria (PP/DB) also submitted their papers for participation in the upcoming election today. “Our coalition will focus on the future of Bulgaria, the young, education, healthcare,” said We Continue the Change co-chair Kiril Petkov.



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