It is now clear that the final voter turnout will not exceed or will be around 40%. If the vote goes at this pace, it would be lower. This is what the Deputy Chairman and spokesman of the Central Election Commission, Tsvetozar Tomov said. "The numbers in both types of elections show that in most cases people have exercised their right to vote for both president and parliament," Tomov added.
At 7 pm, turnout reached 36% in the presidential and vice-presidential elections, according to Gallup International Balkan, which is a partner of the Bulgarian National Radio on election day. In the parliamentary election, the turnout was 35.5 percent.
By 5 pm, voter turnout at the Parliamentary elections stood at 30.2%, data of Gallup International Balkan indicate. Meanwhile, voter turnout at the Presidential elections stood at 28.9%. According to Gallup International Balkan, voter turnout at the Parliamentary elections has almost reached that of the July 11 general elections.
By 4 pm, voter turnout at the Presidential elections was 25.72% and voter turnout at the Parliamentary elections stood at 25.58%, the Deputy Chairperson of the Central Election Commission Rositsa Mateva announced.
By 3 pm, voter turnout stood at 23,3%, data of Gallup International Balkan, which partners the BNR on election day indicate. So far, voter turnout at the Parliamentary elections is equal to voter turnout at the Presidential elections. "Voters who make their choice at the last moment usually go to the polling stations in the afternoon hours", the Director of Gallup International Balkan Parvan Simeonov said for the BNR.
"The most interesting hours are yet to come", the sociologist said. “For better or for worse, voter turnout at the Parliamentary elections can be compared to voter turnout registered on April 4”, the political scientist further said in an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio.
By 1 pm, voter turnout reached 17.5%.
By 11.00 am, voter turnout stood at 10%, data of Gallup International Balkan show.
By 9.00 am, voter turnout at the Presidential and the Parliamentary election stood at around 4%, data of Gallup International Balkan show. According to the agency’s Director Parvan Simeonov, voter tournout was comparable to that on April 4 and lower than voter turnout on July 11. Simeonov reminded that voter turnout on July 11 was lower, although a very high turnout was registered in the morning hours. By 9.00 am, voter turnout at the Presidential elections is lower as compared to the Presidential elections in 2016, Parvan Simeonov added.
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