Bulgaria's central electoral body faced with a new precedent on Friday after doctor Zdravko Georgiev, who was the only one acquitted in a HIV trial in Libya yet never allowed to return to his homeland, turned out to be featuring in two MEPs tickets.

The precedent, which is prohibited by local legislation, emerged even before the Central Election Commission comes up with an official ruling on whether or not the medics may run for MEPs.

An initiative committee, formed in Bulgaria's seaside of Varna gathered 10,000 signatures in support of the MEP nomination of the Libya-held doctor Zdravko Georgiev. The committee's leader Rosen Markov announced Friday that he has deposited the bank guarantee required for the registration of the newly established formation.

The nomination will be officially taken to the central election body on Saturday, when the deadline for submitting all the documents, concerning the forthcoming MEP vote, expires.

Another political formation - "Order, Rule of Law and Justice" - has also included doctor Georgiev in its ticket and officially presented its MEP runners' list to the central election body on Friday. The medic will be at number six on the list, while the Libya-jailed Bulgarian nurses occupy the first five spots.

Journalist Vassil Sotirov is the party's final candidate and the only one who should be allowed to run, according to the MEP laws. He gave birth to the idea of nominating the five nurses, the party's head Yane Yanev said.

Elena Markova from the Central Election Commission explained to journalists that the first to submit documents for registration will be given an advantage.

Opponents say involving the medics in the upcoming MEPs elections poses a huge risk, as it is not realistic to expect all six medics getting elected, which may give a powerful advantage to Qaddafi.

Another problem is that existing legislation precludes Bulgarian citizens who have not lived in the country for the three months prior to the elections from voting or running for an MEP seat.

The six Bulgarian medics have spent the past eight years in Libya and this prevents them from taking part in the upcoming May 20 elections.

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