Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Number of reports of vote buying incidents have increased: Bulgaria’s Minister of Interior Mladen Marinov

Photo: BGNES

As the first round of the local elections scheduled for October 27 approaches, the number of reports of vote buying incidents have increased, Bulgaria’s Minister of Interior Mladen Marinov announced in an interview for BTV. Minister Marinov rejected the accusations of the opposition that no reports of vote buying against the ruling parties have been checked and added that 6 such reports were checked on October 22 only. The competent authorities detained candidates for mayors and municipal councilors in the Black Sea resort Nesebar. In the towns of Nesebar and Gorna Oryahovitsa the authorities are investigating cases related to crimes against the electoral rights of the citizens, Minister Mladenov specified.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

A must see: the Bulgarian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale

The Bulgarian Pavilion at this year's Venice Biennale is a great success among international journalists and visitors. "It is a great recognition for us to be named as one of the must-see pavilions," says Dr Nadezhda Dzhakova, Commissioner of the..

published on 8/24/24 12:03 PM

Ombudsman reacts against stigmatisation in society

Any action that creates conditions for stigmatisation of a group of people, persecution, division and hatred in society is contrary to all the leading international human rights standards that the Republic of Bulgaria, as a country governed by the rule of..

published on 8/24/24 10:57 AM

Moody's: There are 9,581 Bulgarian companies with more than 40% Russian ownership

Bulgaria ranks second in the European Union in the number of companies with more than 40% Russian ownership, according to a survey by Moody's. The rating agency has identified 46,000 companies in the EU owned by Russian companies or individuals...

published on 8/24/24 9:44 AM