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

Parliament overrides President Radev's veto on Electoral Code amendments

Photo: BGNES

Bulgaria’s Parliament overrode a presidential veto on amendments to the Electoral Code. The revisions were supported by GERB, the Movement for Rights and Freedoms and the Bulgarian Socialist Party. "We Continue the Change", "Vazrazhdane" and "Democratic Bulgaria" accused the parties that voted against the veto of political hypocrisy and conspiracy against the fairness of the election and said that "this is a blow on democracy". 

"Democratic Bulgaria" warned that it would refer some of the texts in the Electoral Code to the Constitutional Court. The latest amendments to the Electoral Code reinstate the paper ballots on a par with voting machines and introduce screens instead of polling booths. Voting machines will print our ballot papers which will be counted manually after the closure of the polling stations. The law will be sent to Bulgaria’s President for promulgation.






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

No active fires in the country, situation along Greek border is being monitored

There are no active fires in the country right now , the Bulgarian Ministry of the Interior announced. The fire in the villages of Voden, Kraynovo and Strandzha near Yambol has been contained on all fronts. On Tuesday, a walkthrough will be made and if..

published on 7/23/24 11:44 AM
Nikolay Nenchev

Sofia sends Nikolay Nenchev as temporary Bulgarian ambassador to Ukraine

The former Bulgarian Minister of Defense Nikolay Nenchev will be temporarily in charge of the Bulgarian Embassy in Ukraine. This decision was taken by the Bulgarian caretaker government to end the more than a year-long deadlock between the Council of..

published on 7/23/24 10:00 AM

Exhibition gathers farmers in the village of Popgrigorovo near Dobrich

For the third year in a row, the agricultural exhibition "Day on the Field" will be held in the region of Dobrich. The exhibition is organised by the Dobrudzha Union of Grain Producers and aims to gather farmers, producers of seeds,..

published on 7/23/24 8:15 AM