Bulgaria's Parties Choose Election Committee for MEP Vote

Politics » BULGARIA IN EU | March 13, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00

Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov starts Tuesday the talks with parliament's parties for the appointment of a Central Election Committee for the MEP vote.

The Committee will include 25 members and its mandate coincides with the one of the European Commission.

During the talks, the head of state will discuss with the leaders of the seven parliamentary groups the members and the chairperson of the Committee.

Last week the socialists announced they will propose nine of their representatives for CEC members and Svetla Dimitrova for a chairwoman. The centrist Simeon II National Movement party will go to the talks with six persons in mind for the posts.

The ethnic Turkish party has prepared four of its members. The Union of Democratic Forces propose lawyer Elena Markova and Kalin Raymundov. Democrats for Strong Bulgaria will join with two people for the post.

The two nationalist parties - Bulgarian National Union and Ataka (Attack) - will propose one person each.

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