2026 Bulgarian presidential election
Ten parties and 27 initiative committees submitted documents to participate in the elections for President and Vice President of the Republic on October 25, 2026. One party was denied registration, while another withdrew its registration. Three initiative committees were also denied registration. Consequently, a total of 32 participants remained registered: 8 parties and 25 initiative committees.[5] Of these, one party and three initiative committees did not nominate candidate pairs and one initiative committee was canceled by CEC; ultimately, 27 candidate pairs remained registered and participated in the draw to determine their ballot numbers on the unified ballot. A complete list of independent candidates and parties registered to contest in the election is presented below:[6]
References
- Borisov, Viktor. Президентските избори ще се проведат на 25 октомври // bntnews.bg, 29 July 2026. Retrieved on 29 July 2026.
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- “Constitution”. Parliament of Bulgaria.
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- “ДПС не номинира кандидат за президент” (in Bulgarian).
- “Андрей Гюров обявява кандидатурата си за президент”. Eurocom (in Bulgarian).
- “Лидерите на ПП и ДБ подкрепиха Гюров, партиите се събират за официално “Да”“ (in Bulgarian).
- “Йотова е със „замразено” членство в БСП” (in Bulgarian).
- “Заедно с коалиционните ни партньори решихме да подкрепим кандидатурата на Илияна Йотова, каза Румен Радев”. www.bta.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ““BSP will support the candidacy of Iliana Iotova for President”“. trud.
- “ISBG will support the candidacy of Iliana Iotova for President”. euronews bulgaria (in Bulgarian).
- “ВМРО подкрепя Илияна Йотова за президент” (in Bulgarian).
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- “Resolution 213-ПВР”. Central Electoral Commission (in Bulgarian). 14 September 2026. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
- “Resolution 214-ПВР”. Central Electoral Commission (in Bulgarian). 14 September 2026. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
- “Resolution 215-ПВР”. Central Electoral Commission (in Bulgarian). 14 September 2026. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
- “Resolution 267-ПВР”. Central Electoral Commission (in Bulgarian). 23 September 2026. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
- “Resolution 131-ПВР”. Central Electoral Commission (in Bulgarian). 4 September 2026. Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- “Resolution 209-ПВР”. Central Electoral Commission (in Bulgarian). 14 September 2026. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
- “Resolution 211-ПВР”. Central Electoral Commission (in Bulgarian). 14 September 2026. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
- “Resolution 212-ПВР”. Central Electoral Commission (in Bulgarian). 14 September 2026. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
AI Built on the College Library as Initial Knowledge Base
- NOT just library discovery resources and college curriculum papers BUT repository for all institutional materials
- Faculty-approved course materials for enrolled users
- Writing center, tutoring, accessibility, and student-support
- Local and regional archival collections
- Permission-aware access allows only authorized materials
- Data-retention controls make conversation storage, deletion, and institutional access transparent
- Bias and quality testing is applied across disciplines, populations and use cases
The Past Two Decades of Chaplaincy in Bulgaria (2006-2026)
February 16, 2006: Web presence and web identity created
February 21, 2006: Shall military chaplaincy be restored in the Bulgarian Army (publication in MediaPool – Bulgaria)
2006: Participant in the establishment of the Bulgarian Chaplaincy Association
August 19, 2006: Published Resolution No. 1 of the Bulgarian Chaplaincy Association
October 17, 2006: Conducted basic chaplaincy course for the Bulgarian Evangelical Theological Institute
December 2006: “The case of Underground Chaplaincy in Bulgaria,” research of the chaplaincy initiative in Bulgaria presented to the NATO’s Manfred Warner Foundation
March 2, 2007: Bulgarian Chaplaincy Association obtained legal status in Bulgaria and Europe
September 14, 2007: The US State Department of State reflected the Bulgarian Chaplaincy Association
July 13, 2008 Obtained accreditation for a Masters Degree in Chaplaincy Ministry
July 2009: Approved the “Master’s Program in Pastoral Care and Chaplaincy” with the Bulgarian Evangelical Theological Institute
June 2010: Lecture on “Military Chaplaincy” at First Evangelical Congregational Church in Sofia, Bulgaria
July 2010: Published “The beginnings of master’s chaplaincy training program” in the ARMY Bulgarian newspapers
August 2010: Cumulative update on Chaplaincy in Bulgaria
November 22, 2010: Held “Master’s Program in chaplaincy ministry” at the United Theological Faculty of the Bulgarian Evangelical Theological Institute
September 7, 2011: Published a LEGAL FRAMEWORK of CHAPLAINCY in BULGARIA
2012: Sponsored a new master’s program with focus on Social Services and Chaplaincy Ministry at St. Trivelius, alongside New Bulgarian University
More on the topic:
- Protestant Chaplaincy in Bulgaria
- Priests in the Bulgarian Army
- The printing of the camouflage New Testament in Bulgarian
- Visit of chief chaplain col. John Stefro
- Major General Bob Deese in Bulgaria
- Polish chief chaplain Mirono in Varna
Dedicated AI Integrity Office
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However, AI Integrity Office the office must be more than a disciplinary unit
WITH a central purpose NOT only to provide rules, support and institutional accountability BUT to foster an academic culture of responsible AI use
- The Academic integrity will define unauthorized AI use, disclosure standards and due process
- Teaching support will help faculty create AI-aware assignments
- AI literacy will teach students to use and critically verify all disclosed AI assistance
- 4. Incident response will handle harmful output and model failure
REVIVAL HARVEST CAMPAIGN 2026
As in the past 30 years, and even during the global Pandemic of 2020, our annual Revival Harvest Campaign has begun. This is the 27th consecutive year, we have offered Revelation Revealed, since we first included it in our Revival Harvest Campaign at the Central Church of God in S.C. back in the spring of 1999. Last year, we extended our Campaign several times alongside our Homeschooling ministry events for children, and seems like this year we will have to do the same. In the churches where we will minister throughout the next several months, we will offer Revelation Revealed in the following schedule:
- Sunday: 20 Signs of the Last Days
- Monday: Spiritual Problems and Solutions from the 7 Churches
- Tuesday: Rapture of the Church
- Wednesday: A Place Called Heaven
Feel free to contact us if you too have been praying with your church for revival! It is not strange that with all the cultural diversity around us, many churches and pastors have been peer pressured to simply stop seeking after a fresh move of the Spirit. But from our Pentecostal eschatological viewpoint, one Last Global Revival still precedes God’s final and eternal involvement in the history of this world as we know it. And I don’t know about anyone else, but we pray, fast and strive to be part of what God is doing in these last minutes of the Last Days.
Bibliata.com Celebrates 30 years in Ministry
Bibliata.com CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF MINISTRY
The history of our oldest website, known as the Bibliata.com project, began in 1996, when we received a vision to build the first Bulgarian Bible on the Internet. The website officially marks three decades of uninterrupted online presence and spiritual enlightenment for Bulgarians at home and abroad. Today, in addition to the digital text of Holy Scripture, the site maintains sections on Protestant history, Biblical leadership, pastoral fellowship, prayer requests, as well as a special interactive portal featuring Bible stories for children.
This long ongoing project was developed under the leadership of Cup & Cross Ministries and over the years has grown from a digital library into a large-scale Christian web community. More than 300 documented Biblical projects have been completed and released. Some of the most significant include:
- A new literal translation of the New Testament, which our ministry produced in 2017
- An interlinear New Testament with translation and textual apparatus published (2007-17)
- Two complete published revisions of the Bulgarian Protestant Bible (2012 and 2022)
- More than 30 active popular Christian websites in Bulgarian in a web ministry network
- More than 50 free biblical software products in Bulgarian, also available for mobile devices
- To date, the only Christian video-sharing website in Bulgarian – Bibliata.TV, with over 90,000 sermons, teachings and worship, now also featuring live television broadcasts
Chronology and Key Milestones in Bibliata.com’s 30-year history include:
1996-99 – Digitalization and uploading of the Bulgarian Biblical text to the Internet is completed for Bulgarian-speaking believers around the world.
1998 – Published the first “Computer Bible” (version 0.2) followed by “Bulgarian Bible 2000” 2001 – The first online Bulgarian Bible concordance (version 5.0).
2002 – Online “Bulgarian Bible Dictionary” and the first Audio Bible (version 6.5).
2003 – First WAP Bible for mobile phones and multimedia expansion with Bibliata.TV launched.
2005 – Versions for Linux, Windows CE, and Palm OS; SMS Bible; children’s PDF Bible
2006–07 – Radio.Bibliata.com, Bible tours in Bulgaria and the United States, first Video (DVD) 2009 – Online worship services: The platform became established as a central portal for daily live worship services from churches in Sofia, Chicago, Atlanta, Haskovo, and other cities.
2010–2013 – Applications for Android, iOS, and Kindle; the New Testament translations; 2015–2019 – Bibliata.TV 2.0, mobile version Bibliata.mobi, Greek-Bulgarian interlinear
2020–2021 – New applications (Bibliata.com, Bibliata.NEWS) and a national celebration of the 150 anniversary of the Bible in Bulgarian
2022–2023 – Children’s Bible 10.0, new Bible dictionaries, Audio Bible 5.0 (new recording)
2024–2025 – Multilingual New Testaments (Bulgarian-English, Italian, Spanish, German, French) 2026 – Officially announced anniversary celebration: “Bibliata.com CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF MINISTRY,” with new projects and special materials on the blog and Bibliata.TV
20 Years of Military Ministry in Bulgaria
Military Ministry in Bulgaria is celebrating 10 years. The special events will be held in the Black Sea town of Varna, Bulgaria. Chaplains from around the country, as well as international colleagues and friends, are invited for a time of reunion and inspiration. Special speakers of the event are Paul Pettyjohn and Chaplain Bernie Windmiller from the International Association of Evangelical Chaplains. After serving the military in Bulgaria for a decade, the ministry is strategizing the legalization of chaplaincy and pastoral care in the Bulgarian professional army and police. Today, this difficult task seems closer than ever before, as ministers, pastors and caregivers are excited about the opening of such doors and the new opportunities which it will present for Bulgaria.
The CHURCH has LEFT the building AGAIN…
First Day of School in Bulgaria
Never Forget 25 Years Later
