Bulgaria Faces Over 2.8 Billion Leva Deficit at End of Q3
At the end of the third quarter, Bulgaria’s treasury faced a deficit exceeding 2.8 billion leva
For the upcoming early elections in Bulgaria, 719 polling stations will be set up in 57 countries. Today marks the deadline for Bulgaria’s diplomatic and consular officials to finalize their formation.
Tsvetozar Tomov, Deputy Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC), expressed optimism that political parties would reach an agreement on the composition of the CECs abroad during consultations, despite tensions between the leaders of one of the parties.
According to legal requirements, any changes to the CECs abroad must be completed by October 19.
Tomov confirmed that the CEC has received recommendations from the executive authorities regarding voting arrangements in Turkey, which will host the most polling stations.
However, the CEC has yet to decide whether a specific commission member should be appointed to oversee voting in Turkey.
The CEC also reminded citizens that the deadline for applying to vote at their current address or using a mobile ballot box for people with disabilities is October 12, just four days away.
Due to the ongoing instability in the Middle East, there will be no polling stations in Israel and Lebanon for the parliamentary vote. This was confirmed by Tsvetozar Tomov during a briefing.
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev emphasized that the tone of dialogue established with the President of North Macedonia, Gordana Siljanovska, should also be adopted by the Macedonian government
The first session of the 51st National Assembly will reconvene on Friday at 11:00 a.m. after another unsuccessful attempt to elect a speaker
The Bulgarian political party "Revival" has conducted an analysis revealing that the number of bought votes in Bulgaria ranges between 400,000 and 500,000
Toshko Yordanov from "There Is Such a People" (TISP) described the meeting with GERB as an initial step in their discussions, though he expressed surprise that they were invited before the second-largest party in parliamen
After the meeting between "BSP-United Left" and GERB, the former clarified that the discussion focused on policies rather than forming a government
At a recent GERB leadership meeting, broadcast live on Facebook, chairman Boyko Borissov commented on international and national issues
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