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Socialist Ninova Vows To Unite Bulgaria After Receiving Mandate To Form Government


Kornelia Ninova (left) meets with President Rumen Radev in Sofia on January 16.
Kornelia Ninova (left) meets with President Rumen Radev in Sofia on January 16.

Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Kornelia Ninova told BTV television that her party had a "plan for what should unite us" after President Rumen Radev on January 16 handed her the mandate to form a new government. Ninova will attempt to form a coalition to rule the divided country in hopes of avoiding a fifth general election in two years. Two parties -- GERB and the reformist We Continue the Change -- finished first and second in the October 2 snap poll but failed to cobble together a coalition government. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Bulgarian Service, click here.

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