News on Bulgaria’s internal political processes — government, parties, legislation, institutions, and public debates.
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Turnout in the first round was very low, and Yotova and Girov are only a few points apart, says political analyst Yanitsa Petkova of Myara.
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The prime minister congratulated Yotova on winning the first round. He said PP, DB, Peevski and GERB had made people think there was no point in…
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The regional election commission (RIK) in Burgas finished processing all its protocols shortly after 2am. Chair Georgi Mihov told BNT the count in…
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Pollsters from Alpha Research and Market LINKS are questioning people who have voted as they leave polling stations across Bulgaria. The…
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Precinct election commissions from the 23rd and 25th districts handed in their protocols at Arena 8888. In the 25th district, there were differences…
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Voting machines broke down on election day in Burgas, Blagoevgrad, Sofia and the Haskovo area, and in some places voting was on paper.
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The crew of the Druzhba voted for president and vice president at a polling station on board as the ship sailed to Batumi.
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So far 31,591 of 170,746 voters have voted. Turnout is highest in Shabla municipality and lowest in Tervel municipality.
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In Burgas region, 81,157 people have voted. Turnout is highest in Tsarevo and lowest in Aytos.
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By 4pm, 1,085 of the 10,107 eligible voters in Sungurlare municipality had voted. Mayor Dimitar Gavazov, an engineer, has been arrested.
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Turnout in Belitsa municipality is very low. In Lyutovo, none of the 158 people on the voter list had voted by 4pm.
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Sozopol municipality is challenging a Burgas regional election commission decision on an advertising display near a polling station before the CEC.…
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The commission ruled that Hristo Bardukov did not break the Electoral Code, because he posted from his personal profile and not from a media profile.
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By 4pm, 56,913 of 363,670 voters in Burgas region had cast ballots. Tsarevo has the highest turnout and Aytos the lowest.
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None of the 25 candidates was elected in the first round on Saturday. By midday today, 842 of the prosecutors eligible to vote had cast their ballots.
