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According to the Center for Study of Democracy about 5% of all votes during the EP elections will be “for sale”. Photo by Sofia Photo Agency
BGN 12 M have already been slated by political organizations in Bulgaria to buy votes for the European Parliament (EP) elections.
The information was revealed in an interview for Darik radio Thursday by Tihomir Bezlov from the Center for Study of Democracy.
Bezlov further talked about the well planned, intricate schemes to buy votes for the EP elections that will take place in Bulgaria Sunday, June 7. He said that about 5% of ll votes will be "for sale" while the average price was BGN 50 per vote.
Bezlov also explained that there was a well established chain and hierarchy in which for a predetermined price certain individuals were in charge of providing 10 votes, others 100 while the most powerful bosses, such the Roma ones, would provide 2 000 votes for the price of about BGN 100 000.
A total of 26 individuals were apprehended during a law enforcement operation in Sofia's "Hristo Botev" district, targeting various criminal activities including vote buying
Between 12 and 17 per cent of all voting sections in the April 4 general elections in Bulgaria were at a high risk for vote trading, according to a new study of the Anti-Corruption Fund (ACF) that was presented on Thursday.
A criminal group involved in vote buying has been uncovered, prosecutors said.
CEC Members were arrested in the town of Slavyanovo, Pleven region.
The record low activity brought the price of the vote for the European elections on average to about 30 leva on Sunday.
Deputy PM Stefan Yanev did not comment directly on the statement of Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov that, in these elections, signals about vote buying are twice more.
The "We Want to Vote" initiative has launched a new internet site aiming at assisting all Bulgarian expats, who wish to vote in the October 23 presidential elections.
Bulgaria's Supreme Constitutional Court is requesting additional documents and expertise in the case of the summer general elections vote in neighboring Turkey.
The Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has ordered the Bulgarian Ambassadors to Turkey and the US to give explanations for ‘disciplinary violations’ in the July 5 general elections.
The popular party of prime minister Boyko Borisov manages to keep and to even increase its lead ahead of the formerly ruling Socialists following their crushing defeat at July 5 general elections, a brand new survey shows.
The Bulgarian central prosecutor's office has announced that the most serious violations have been found in the Turkish polls from the Bulgarian Parliament Elections on July 5.
An inspection by the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry has found serious violations in the foreign sections during the Parliament Elections on July 5.
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