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'Phantoms' Haunt Bulgaria's Electoral Rolls
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Mihail Konstantinov, head of the Bulgarian Central Election Commission. File photo
Bulgaria's electoral rolls have turned out to be full of dead souls, as it a lot more voters are registered than the recent census in the country may suggest.
Some 1 million phantoms may "vote" in the upcoming Bulgarian presidential and local elections in the fall of 2011, according to Mihail Konstantinov, head of the Central Election Commission, as cited by the Dnevnik daily.
The reason for the "spooky" electoral rolls is that the country's Citizens Registration and Administrative Services is not obliged to stay in touch with the latest census data. Thus, in 2009, when the last parliamentary elections were held, a total of 7 129 965 voters were registered. According to the census results which were shown on Tuesday, 6 179 026 Bulgarian citizens have the right to vote.
Even though a lot of Bulgarians live outside the country, there is a strong suspicion among journalists and experts that many dead people may turn out voting for one party or another.
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