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Elections 2 in 1

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you can find everything you need to know about the elections in Bulgaria, including – news, comments, analyses and historical references. 

PP-DB: We will be a strong opposition to Borisov and Peevski

"We will use the support you have given us to be a strong opposition to the plans of Boyko Borisov (GERB), Delyan Peevski (DPS) and a third party to take us back to the years of poverty and racketeering, and to cement their control..

published on 6/9/24 9:28 PM

Parvan Simeonov: The vote shows a protest against the way we present the West

"We have an orange card against the political class during these elections. This does not look like a political crisis, but a crisis of democracy". This is what Parvan Simeonov, executive director of Gallup International Balkan, told..

published on 6/9/24 9:18 PM
Kostadin Kostadinov

"Vazrazhdane": The Bulgarian people gave a resounding slap to face of the state

"The voter turnout was appallingly low." This was what leader of "Vazrazhdane" Kostadin Kostadinov said in a video message on Facebook. According to him, the fact that the turnout for the European Parliament elections was higher than..

published on 6/9/24 8:59 PM

First forecasts show there would be six Bulgarian political forces in the European Parliament

There will be 17 Bulgarian MPs in the new 720-member European Parliament. According to the first data from the exit poll at 8 p.m. of sociological agency "Gallup International", a partner of the BNR in the coverage of the European..

updated on 6/9/24 8:48 PM

Gallup: GERB is the leader, two parties are competing for second place

The exit poll results of the sociological agency "Gallup International Balkan", a partner of the BNR in covering the vote, show that 6 parties and coalitions would enter the 50th National Assembly. The agency's data registers..

updated on 6/9/24 8:43 PM

Ivan Tsankov from Argentina: Our elections are like that joke about the crow and the cheese

Ivan Tsankov is Bulgarian who has been living in Argentina for more than 20 years and is the secretary of the "Bulgarians in Argentina" civic association. He and his wife Aksinia maintain the website "Los bulgaros - the Bulgarians in..

published on 6/9/24 7:41 PM

Voter turnout at the 2-in-1 elections in Bulgaria

As of 5 p.m. on June 9, voter turnout in the elections for National Assembly was 23.4%, Gallup sociologist Yanitsa Petkova has told BNR. "This is a relatively lower turnout than the one we had in the..

updated on 6/9/24 6:49 PM
Hristo Hristev

Assoc. Prof. Hristo Hristev: EP is not about numbers, but about being prepared and knowing how the EU institutions work

The European Parliament is the only body in the EU directly elected by its citizens. 6 138 050 Bulgarian voters have the right to elect 17 political representatives of Bulgaria in the new European Parliament for the next five years. Today's elections..

updated on 6/9/24 1:33 PM

People with disabilities in Sofia vote in 14 polling stations

More than 300 people with disabilities are voting from their homes today in Sofia. They vote with mobile ballot boxes in 14 polling stations. The mobile teams will visit 16 districts of Sofia Municipality, where people with disabilities wanted to vote..

published on 6/9/24 12:19 PM

Our compatriots in Turkiye will mainly vote for MPs

The interest of our compatriots in Turkiye with voting rights is focused on the elections for MPs. This is so, because most voters there do not meet the residency requirement and will not be able to vote for MEPs. Emigrant organizations report voter..

published on 6/9/24 10:17 AM