Central Election Commission Prepared for 2-in-1 Elections in Bulgaria
As Bulgaria gears up for early parliamentary elections (6th in the last 3 years), the Central Election Commission (CEC) has announced its readiness for a unique scenario
A lot drawing on Wednesday at the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) HQ in Sofia decided the numbers assigned to the ballot papers for the upcoming early elections on October 5.
A total of 18 political parties and 7 coalitions will take part in the elections.
Here is a full list of the numbers of ballot papers:
1 –"Movement 21"
2 – Bulgarian Social Democracy (Partiya Balgarska Sotsialdemokratsiya)
3 – Bulgarian National Union (Balgarski Natsionalen Sayuz)
4 - New Time (Novoto Vreme)
5 – United Bulgaria (Obedinena Balgariya)
6 – Social Democratic Party (Sotsialdemokraticheska Partiya)
7 – Coalition The Reformist Bloc (Reformatorski Blok)
8 – New Bulgaria (Nova Balgariya)
9 –Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB)
10 - Society for New Bulgaria (Obshtestvo za Nova Balgariya)
11 – Attack (Ataka)
12 – National Movement for Stability and Progress (Natsionalno Dvizhenie za Stabilnost i Vazhod, NDSV)
13 - Coalition Bulgaria without Censorship
14 – Coalition Alternative for Bulgarian Revival (ABV)
15 – Coalition Left Wing Party and Green Party (Levitsata, Zelena Partiya)
16 – New Alternative (Nova Alternativa)
17 – Coalition "The Right-Wingers" (Desnite)
18 – Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS)
19 – People's Voice (Glas Naroden)
20 – Party of the Greens (Partiya na Zelenite)
21 – New Force (Nova Sila)
22 – Coalition Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and Left-wing Bulgaria (Lyava Balgariya)
23 – The Greens (Partiya Zelenite)
24 – Coalition Patriotic Front – National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria (NFSB), VMRO
25 – Republika BG
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