Discrepancy in Voter Registration: Bulgarian Village with 600 Residents Lists 14,392 Voters
In the Bulgarian village of Belo Pole, which has a population of just 600, there are officially 14,392 registered voters
A total of 77,059 voters have cast ballots in polling stations abroad in Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections by 7 pm Sofia time on Sunday.
Nearly half of them, 38 766, voted in Turkey, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
By 7 pm Sofia time, when election day ended in Bulgaria, 6,149 Bulgarian nationals have voted in Spain, 5,560 in the UK, 3,455 in Germany and 3,148 in Greece.
In Australia, 313 Bulgarian voters cast their ballots. A total of 378 Bulgarian nationals voted in Russia and 307 cast ballots in Aghanistan.
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Bulgaria's largest party GERB and the Reformist Bloc have both taken a U-turn after initially saying they found it impossible to shake hands during the government consultations on Wednesday.
Bulgaria's Central Electoral Committee (CEC) fined the leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) Lyutvi Mestan and MP Hyusein Hafsuzov for solicitation in foreign language, which is forbidden by law.
The new National Assembly is to hold its opening session on October 27, at 14:00 EEST, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev announced.
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev is set to meet on Wednesday all parties and coalitions entering the new Parliament after the October 5 early elections.
Right-wing Reformist Bloc is the third political force to meet conservative GERB as part of the consultations to form a coalition government with shared responsibility.
The centre-right GERB and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) will negotiate on Tuesday afternoon on the formation and support for new government.
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