National interdepartmental unit to oversee the fair conduct of elections

Prosecutor General Borislav Sarafov, caretaker Interior Minister Atanas Ilkov and SANS chair Plamen Tonchev signed a joint order to create a national interdepartmental unit for the parliamentary elections on October 27, the prosecutor's office has reported. The aim is to guarantee the political rights of citizens and to ensure a quick and adequate reaction against election crimes.

The national unit will coordinate the activities of the prosecutor's office, the Ministry of the Interior and the State Agency National Security during the election campaign and election day, in order to achieve effective interaction between the institutions.

The unit will end its work within 30 days after the official announcement by the CEC of the final results of the vote.