06/07/2009 (Agence Europe) - After the victory of the Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria party (GERB, centre-right) in the general election in Bulgaria (with Boyko Borisov expected to become the new prime minister), the leader of the European People's Party (EPP), Wilfried Martens welcomed the fact that, with 14 governments out of the 27, the EPP will hold the “absolute majority” in the European Council “It's fantastic news,” he said. (H.B./transl.rt)