Problem with a voting machine in Burgas: How is election day going?

19.04.2026 | Burgas

A technical problem with a voting machine arose in Burgas in one of the polling stations. The election day started at 7:00 AM, with 751 polling stations in the region, 599 of which use machine voting. There are no reports of violations.

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Election day in Burgas began peacefully, but with a small problem. In section No. 67, a technical issue arose with a voting device. The machine was not connected to the power supply, which caused tension among voters. They had to vote with a paper ballot. There are a total of 361,441 voters in the region, with 182,727 in Burgas. There are no serious violations at the moment.