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Only 61% of all votes at the October 5 early elections, will show true support for parties and their policies, said the deputy head of the Demographic Policies Centre, Petar Ivanov, at a news conference.
According to a study of the NGO, 14% of the votes will be bought, 22% will be corporate voting and 3% will be the votes of “dead souls” - deceased people, still on the voter lists.
“The criminal parameters at the upcoming elections will be huge,” Ivanov said, quoted by News.bg
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The members of the commission clearly think that the camera is not working and they are negotiating with each other in a very calm and businesslike manner
Shortly before midnight, the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced the final results of the early parliamentary vote on Sunday - April 2, according to which six political formations entered the 49th National Assembly
Our result will go up (due to the return of the paper ballot), let me assure you of that
CEC data as of 5:55 p.m. with 100% of sectional protocols processed in the Regional Election Commissions show that six political formations will enter the 49th National Assembly
The market price index (MPI), which reflects wholesale food prices in Bulgaria, rose this week by 0.32 percent to 2,480 points. Since the beginning of the year, the level of the index has risen by over 7 percent (from 2,316 points
At the first reading, with 125 “In Favor” votes, the majority in the National Assembly supported the return of the paper ballot in sections with over 300 voters, where voting was done by machine.
Bulgaria's largest party GERB and the Reformist Bloc have both taken a U-turn after initially saying they found it impossible to shake hands during the government consultations on Wednesday.
Bulgaria's Central Electoral Committee (CEC) fined the leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) Lyutvi Mestan and MP Hyusein Hafsuzov for solicitation in foreign language, which is forbidden by law.
The new National Assembly is to hold its opening session on October 27, at 14:00 EEST, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev announced.
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev is set to meet on Wednesday all parties and coalitions entering the new Parliament after the October 5 early elections.
Right-wing Reformist Bloc is the third political force to meet conservative GERB as part of the consultations to form a coalition government with shared responsibility.
The centre-right GERB and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) will negotiate on Tuesday afternoon on the formation and support for new government.
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