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In this section you can find everything you need to know about the elections in Bulgaria, including – news, comments, analyses and historical references. 

European elections campaign remained in the shadow of yet another early parliamentary vote in Bulgaria

On Sunday, June 9, Bulgaria elects the composition of the 50th National Assembly. These are the sixth early parliamentary elections in a row within a period of two and a half years, but this time they also coincide with the vote for a..

published on 6/5/24 4:00 PM

48.3% want to vote for National Assembly and 47.4% for European Parliament

290,000 Bulgarians who wish to vote on June 9 have not decided yet whom they will cast their vote for. This is 10% of those who said they would go to the polls, Dobromir Zhivkov from "Market Links" has told bTV. According to the..

published on 6/5/24 11:35 AM
Caretaker Interior Minister Kalin Stoyanov

Police to keep an eye out for voters being “herded” to polling stations on election day

Caretaker Minister of Interior Kalin Stoyanov promised an increased police presence at predetermined locations on election day, 9 June, when elections will be held for National Assembly and for European Parliament. The police will be stationed at..

published on 6/4/24 8:45 AM
Caretaker Minister of Interior Kalin Stoyanov

Caretaker interior minister: Attempted vote-buying most widespread in Sofia and Burgas

186 reports of vote buying have so far been submitted to the Ministry of Interior, caretaker Minister of Interior Kalin Stoyanov has announced. Out of the 74 cases in which pretrial proceedings have been initiated, the biggest number of attempts at..

published on 6/1/24 4:46 PM

Police in Sofia arrest several people over vote buying

A week before the elections for National Assembly and European Parliament, the police in Sofia are conducting an operation against vote buying. Several people were detained in the neighborhood of "Fakulteta" for..

published on 5/31/24 11:26 AM

More than twice as many pre-trial proceedings after reports of election violations

To this date, the Ministry of the Interior has received 156 reports of violations of the Election Code, caretaker Minister of the Interior Kalin Stoyanov informed. According to him, the number of reports is almost equal to the one in..

published on 5/30/24 2:52 PM
CEC Spokesperson Rositsa Mateva

Machines for voting abroad will be ready within days

Machines for voting abroad in the national and European Parliament elections on June 9 are currently being installed. In a few days, they will be provided to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for transportation to Bulgaria’s..

published on 5/28/24 3:37 PM
Kamelia Neykova

CEC: Those who wish to vote only for members of Parliament will be using a paper ballot

''If you make a mistake when voting with a paper ballot, you can request another one'', Kamelia Neykova, Chairperson of the Central Election Commission, said for BN T. ''If a voter is only entitled to participate in the parliamentary elections, he can..

published on 5/27/24 12:10 PM

CEC designates 769 polling stations in 60 countries for the parliamentary elections on June 9

The Central Election Commission has designated the establishment of 769 polling stations in 60 countries for the forthcoming parliamentary elections on June 9. The highest number of polling stations is in Turkiye – 166, followed by the United..

published on 5/23/24 4:42 PM

Trend Survey: Nearly half of the eligible voters will go to the polls on June 9

Voter turnout in the upcoming parliamentary elections is expected to be around 48%. Between 2.5 million and 2.7 million voters will go to the polling stations on June 9. 45% of the respondents declared readiness to vote at the European..

published on 5/22/24 8:50 AM