2017 in Bulgaria

Events in the year 2017 in Bulgaria.

Incumbents

• President: Rosen Plevneliev (until 22 January); Rumen Radev
• Prime Minister: Boyko Borisov (until 27 January); Ognyan Gerdzhikov (until 4 May); Boyko Borisov

Events

• 22 January – Rumen Radev takes over as President
• 27 January – Ognyan Gerdzhikov takes over as Prime Minister
• 26 March – The 2017 Bulgarian parliamentary election are held, making Bokyo Borisov the Prime Minister. GERB wins the most seats, and the far-right United Patriots alliance enters parliament for the first time.
• 13 May – Bulgaria gets 2nd place in The 2017 Eurovision.
• 10 June – The annual Sofia Pride march takes place, with heightened security concerns due to announced counter-demonstration by a nationalist group.
• October – Television journalist Viktor Nikolaev is publicly threatened by senior government figures during an on-air exchange related to investigative reporting.
• December – Parliament approves new anticorruption legislation that establishes a centralized agency; President Radev then announces his intention to veto the bill.

Deaths

• 25 January – Ivan Pritargov, footballer (b. 1952).
• 27 January – Atanas Kirov, weightlifter, three times world champion (b. 1946).
• 29 January – Boris Nikolov, boxer and Olympic bronze medalist (b. 1929).
• 15 June – Rumen Nenov, footballer (b. 1969).

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