1.  He had been suspected by the Bulgarian opposition of involvement in illegal capital transfers and laundering money for private companies close to the former Communist party.

2.  And he accused a coalition of Bulgarian opposition parties of wanting to turn the clock back.

3.  Bulgarian opposition candidate Petar Stoyanov was set for victory in presidential elections Sunday, according to two exit polls and officials of the ruling former communists.

4.  Popular discontent at the economic crisis appears to have lent support to Bulgarian anti-communist opposition leader Petar Stoyanov, who won the second round of presidential polls Sunday.

5.  The Bulgarian opposition stepped up nationwide strikes Friday to make Socialist premier-designate Nikolai Dobrev abandon his attempts to form a government.

6.  The electoral commission on Sunday confirmed the election of Bulgarian opposition leader Petar Stoyanov as president for a five-year term.

7.  The electoral commission on Sunday confirmed the election of Bulgarian opposition leader Petar Soyanov as president for a five-year term.