In order for Bulgaria to comply with international standards, changes in the election law are needed. This was said in an interview with BNR by Vanya Nusheva, program director at Transparency International on the occasion of the forthcoming discussion in Sofia today on the topic: "Fundamentals of Democracy: Transparency in financing political activity and integrity of the electoral process in Bulgaria".
According to Nusheva, among the most serious problems in the election process are the high share of organizational irregularities, vote buying and controlled voting. According to her, the combination of machine and paper voting in the same section is meaningless.
On the threshold of the sixth early parliamentary elections in less than three years, the fatigue of the Bulgarian citizens from the administrative hopelessness is visible . This seems to be the case in the political arena as well - proof is the..
"We need unity and togetherness. For us, Bulgaria is our family, it is our home" - Zdravka Vladova-Momcheva, a Bulgarian living in Britain, told Radio Bulgaria. Ten days ago she was in Sofia to receive another award from the Executive Agency for..
Bulgarians go to the polls today to elect 240 members of the 51st National Assembly. Nineteen parties and nine coalitions are registered to take part in the elections. A total of 4 858 candidates - 3 480 men and 1 378 women - are vying for a seat in..
At today's session of MEPs opening in Strasbourg, the European Parliament will again call for full membership of Bulgaria and Romania in Schengen . The..
The members of Parliament are rather skeptical before yet another attempt to elect a National Assembly Speaker. The candidates for Speaker of the..
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