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#12579919

24 July 2025

Sri Lanka's doctors for free education stage a protest in front of General Hospital against education privatization and the abolition of KDU (The General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 24, 2025. The General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) is at the center of heated debate in Sri Lanka regarding the privatization and militarization of higher education. Several government decisions in 2025, especially the restriction of civilian and local student admissions to its medical faculty, intensify public discussion about educational equity, government policy, and the future of free education in Sri Lanka. In May 2025, KDU abruptly stops admitting fee-paying civilian students to its undergraduate medical program. This move is justified by government spokespeople as a return to KDU's original mandate to train military cadets but is met with widespread criticism from student groups, medical associations, and political leaders.

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#12579920

24 July 2025

Sri Lanka's doctors for free education stage a protest in front of General Hospital against education privatization and the abolition of KDU (The General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 24, 2025. The General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) is at the center of heated debate in Sri Lanka regarding the privatization and militarization of higher education. Several government decisions in 2025, especially the restriction of civilian and local student admissions to its medical faculty, intensify public discussion about educational equity, government policy, and the future of free education in Sri Lanka. In May 2025, KDU abruptly stops admitting fee-paying civilian students to its undergraduate medical program. This move is justified by government spokespeople as a return to KDU's original mandate to train military cadets but is met with widespread criticism from student groups, medical associations, and political leaders.

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#12579921

24 July 2025

Sri Lanka's doctors for free education stage a protest in front of General Hospital against education privatization and the abolition of KDU (The General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 24, 2025. The General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) is at the center of heated debate in Sri Lanka regarding the privatization and militarization of higher education. Several government decisions in 2025, especially the restriction of civilian and local student admissions to its medical faculty, intensify public discussion about educational equity, government policy, and the future of free education in Sri Lanka. In May 2025, KDU abruptly stops admitting fee-paying civilian students to its undergraduate medical program. This move is justified by government spokespeople as a return to KDU's original mandate to train military cadets but is met with widespread criticism from student groups, medical associations, and political leaders.

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#11456339

5 August 2024

Representatives of the political party ''There is such a people'' are standing in front of the presidency building in Sofia, Bulgaria, on August 5, 2024, before returning the third exploratory mandate to form a government within the framework of the 50th National Assembly. According to the constitution, the President of the Republic of Bulgaria is choosing an acting Prime Minister and announcing a date for extraordinary parliamentary elections.

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#11456340

5 August 2024

Representatives of the political party ''There is such a people'' are standing in front of the presidency building in Sofia, Bulgaria, on August 5, 2024, before returning the third exploratory mandate to form a government within the framework of the 50th National Assembly. According to the constitution, the President of the Republic of Bulgaria is choosing an acting Prime Minister and announcing a date for extraordinary parliamentary elections.

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#11456341

5 August 2024

Representatives of the political party ''There is such a people'' are standing in front of the presidency building in Sofia, Bulgaria, on August 5, 2024, before returning the third exploratory mandate to form a government within the framework of the 50th National Assembly. According to the constitution, the President of the Republic of Bulgaria is choosing an acting Prime Minister and announcing a date for extraordinary parliamentary elections.

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#11427528

22 July 2024

The leaders of the We Continue the Change political party, Nikolai Denkov, Kiril Petkov, and Bozhidar Bozhanov, are standing in front of the presidency building in Sofia, Bulgaria, on July 22, 2024, after receiving and immediately returning the second exploratory mandate to form a government from the President of the Republic of Bulgaria, Rumen Radev.

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#11427530

22 July 2024

The leaders of the We Continue the Change political party, Nikolai Denkov, Kiril Petkov, and Bozhidar Bozhanov, are standing in front of the presidency building in Sofia, Bulgaria, on July 22, 2024, after receiving and immediately returning the second exploratory mandate to form a government from the President of the Republic of Bulgaria, Rumen Radev.

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#11427531

22 July 2024

The leaders of the We Continue the Change political party, Nikolai Denkov, Kiril Petkov, and Bozhidar Bozhanov, are standing in front of the presidency building in Sofia, Bulgaria, on July 22, 2024, after receiving and immediately returning the second exploratory mandate to form a government from the President of the Republic of Bulgaria, Rumen Radev.

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#11103702

28 March 2024

Member of Parliament Toshko Yordanov from the There Is Such a Nation political party is standing outside the presidential building in Sofia, Bulgaria, on March 28, 2024, after receiving and immediately returning the third exploratory mandate to form a government within the framework of the 49th National Assembly. According to the constitution, the President of the Republic of Bulgaria is choosing an acting Prime Minister and announcing a date for extraordinary parliamentary elections.

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#11103703

28 March 2024

Member of Parliament Toshko Yordanov from the There Is Such a Nation political party is standing outside the presidential building in Sofia, Bulgaria, on March 28, 2024, after receiving and immediately returning the third exploratory mandate to form a government within the framework of the 49th National Assembly. According to the constitution, the President of the Republic of Bulgaria is choosing an acting Prime Minister and announcing a date for extraordinary parliamentary elections.

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#11103701

28 March 2024

Representatives of the There Is Such a Nation political party are standing outside the presidential building in Sofia, Bulgaria, on March 28, 2024, after receiving and immediately returning the third exploratory mandate to form a government within the framework of the 49th National Assembly. In accordance with the constitution, the President of the Republic of Bulgaria is required to choose an acting Prime Minister and announce a date for extraordinary parliamentary elections.

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#11102067

27 March 2024

The Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Academician Nikolay Denkov, is standing in front of the Presidency building in Sofia, Bulgaria, on March 27, 2023, after receiving and immediately returning the second exploratory mandate to form a government.

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#11102068

27 March 2024

The Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Academician Nikolay Denkov, is standing in front of the Presidency building in Sofia, Bulgaria, on March 27, 2023, after receiving and immediately returning the second exploratory mandate to form a government.

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#11102070

27 March 2024

The Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Academician Nikolay Denkov, is standing in front of the Presidency building in Sofia, Bulgaria, on March 27, 2023, after receiving and immediately returning the second exploratory mandate to form a government.

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#11102071

27 March 2024

The Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Academician Nikolay Denkov, is standing in front of the Presidency building in Sofia, Bulgaria, on March 27, 2023, after receiving and immediately returning the second exploratory mandate to form a government.

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