Right-Winger Demands Cancellation of Sofia Election, Too

Proshko Proshkov, the candidate endorsed by the Bulgarian right-wing Blue Coalition, has officially filed a claim for the cancellation of mayor elections in capital Sofia October 23.

On Wednesday, Proshkov filed his claim with Sofia's Administrative court over what he has perceived as numerous violations during the election process.

"I do not want to cancel the elections due to my bad result, but because as a candidate I feel obligated to the people who supported me, as well as all those who supported the other candidates,"Proshkov declared on Wednesday, as cited by news.bg.

The right-wing candidate finished third with just 11.5% of the votes.

October 23 and 30 Bulgaria held the two rounds of presidential and municipal elections, which were marked by the most widespread reports of irregularities and violations in Bulgaria's recent 20 years since transition from communism in 1989.

The Sofia vote was won at the first round by incumbent, ruling center-right GERB party candidate Yordanka Fandakova, who gathered some 53% of ballots.

On Tuesday, left-wing Bulgarian Socialist Party's Sofia mayor candidate Georgi Kadiev, who came out second with 22%, also filed a claim at the Sofia Municipal Electoral Committee for cancellation of the vote due to irregularities.

Like Proshkov, Kadiev admitted that the potential cancelation of the elections would not bring him victory, but pointed out he preferred to "lose fair elections held in a democratic way."