Bulgaria's President Proposes to Hold Local Elections on 25 October

Politics » DOMESTIC | June 3, 2015, Wednesday // 17:47
Bulgaria: Bulgaria's President Proposes to Hold Local Elections on 25 October Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev, photo by BGNES

Bulgaria’s President Rosen Plevneliev on Wednesday proposed to hold local elections on  25 October 2015.

Plevneliev also sumbitted to parliament a proposal to hold a national referendum on amendments to voting rules alongisde the local elections.

Plevneliev proposed to ask voters whether they support the idea to elect part of MPs through a majority voting system – a change from the current system of proportional representation.

The introduction of compulsory voting and e-voting in Bulgaria was also proposed to be put to the vote in the October referendum.

 

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