The list of independent candidates nominated by initiative committees includes Rosen Milenov and Ivan Ivanov, Iskra Nedeva and Stoyan Georgiev, Ivo Lulchev and Stefan Popov, Metodi Bachvarov and Lenin Stanoev, Ivanka Tsvetanova-Petkova and Panayot Kyuchukov, as well as Lachezar Avramov and Ivaylo Atanasov. The deadline for these committees to submit applications is September 14, after which the registered participants must submit the names of their presidential and vice-presidential candidates by September 22. As for the numbers assigned to the pairs on the ballot, they will be allocated by a draw conducted by the CEC on September 23.

Meanwhile, the deadline for political entities wishing to participate in the presidential vote on October 25 is 5:00 PM today. Currently, a total of 8 parties and 6 initiative committees have already submitted documents to the Central Election Commission.

The political organizations that have submitted registration documents are as follows:

  • "Vazrazhdane"
  • "Pravoto"
  • "Movement for Rights and Freedoms"
  • "Bulgarian Social Democracy - EuroLeft"
  • "People's Party The Truth and Nothing But The Truth"
  • "MECh"
  • "Velichie"
  • "Bulgarian Socialist Party"