2017 in Bulgaria

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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. ^{[1] [2]}
• 13 May – Bulgaria gets 2nd place in The 2017 Eurovision. ^[3]
• 10 June – The annual Sofia Pride march takes place, with heightened security concerns due to announced counter-demonstration by a nationalist group. ^{[2] [4]}
• October – Television journalist Viktor Nikolaev is publicly threatened by senior government figures during an on-air exchange related to investigative reporting. ^[2]
• December – Parliament approves new anticorruption legislation that establishes a centralized agency; President Radev then announces his intention to veto the bill. ^[2]

Deaths

Atanas Kirov

• 25 January – Ivan Pritargov, footballer (b. 1952). ^[5]
• 27 January – Atanas Kirov, weightlifter, three times world champion (b. 1946). ^[6]
• 29 January – Boris Nikolov, boxer and Olympic bronze medalist (b. 1929). ^[7]
• 15 June – Rumen Nenov, footballer (b. 1969).

References

1. "IPU PARLINE database: BULGARIA (Narodno sabranie), Last elections". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
2. "Bulgaria: Freedom in the World 2018 Country Report". Freedom House. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
3. "Eurovision 2017 Bulgaria: Kristian Kostov - "Beautiful Mess"". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
4. "Sofia LGBT Pride Should Showcase a Tolerant Bulgaria | Human Rights Watch". 2017-06-05. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
5. "Публикувано във факти.бг: Почина голмайсторът на ЦСКА Иван Притъргов". Fakti (in Bulgarian). 26 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
6. "Почина легендата във вдигането на тежести Атанас Киров". dnes.dir.bg (in Bulgarian). 27 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
7. "Почина първият български олимпийски медалист Борис Георгиев – Моката". pan.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 1 February 2017.