Bulgaria's Election Campaign for the 2 in 1 Vote Officially Begins
The official commencement of the election campaign for the combined parliamentary and MEP elections in Bulgaria began at midnigh
Maya Manolova, deputy speaker of the previous Parliament, of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), admitted the party result was bad and people had punished them.
She told Nova TV she was dissatisfied with the election result of BSP.
“Obviously all of us made a mistake,” she said. “It is a fact the people punished us. The results are clear.”
Manolova told BNT all of them were going to bear their responsibility.
Yanaki Stoilov, of the BSP National Council, also admitted defeat. “We are responsible,” he told BNT. “It is high time that we finally deal with our own party problems.”
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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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