Kotsev takes the lead over Portnih in Varna, and PP-DB also secures Blagoevgrad, where Baykushev is Leading
It is highly likely that Varna will have a new mayor, and that person is likely to be Blagomir Kotsеv (pictured).
It is highly likely that Varna will have a new mayor, and that person is likely to be Blagomir Kotsеv (pictured).
Sofia has elected its new mayor.
The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) has reported that the election day has been proceeding normally as of 5:00 PM.
Boyko Borisov chose to cast his vote with a paper ballot in Bankya today.
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As the polls opened for the election day, initial data on voter turnout in various Bulgarian cities has started to emerge.
Turnout in Bulgaria's 29 October local elections was 44.
These elections are a punishment for the entire political class - 27% turnout - this is absolute illegitimacy.
By 11 am, 100% of the tally sheets in 14 regional capitals were processed – Blagoevgrad, Burgas, Veliko Tarnovo, Vidin, Gaborov, Dobrich, Kardzhali, Lovech, Montana, Pazardhik, Pernik, Razgrad, Ruse, Silistra, Sliven, Smoylan, Haskovo and Yambol.
Vasil Terziev and Vanya Grigorova are going to the runoff in Sofia next Sunday.
Voter Turnout in the whole country was at 34.
Finance Minister Assen Vassilev's vote was denied in Haskovo because of the lack of residency in the country.
Voter turnout for the whole country as of 11:00 am is at 12.
A day before the local elections, a huge scandal broke out. It was created by "There Is Such a People" (TISP) with the cooperation of the State Agency for National Security (SANS), and this time instead of manipulation with paper ballots (like the infamou
13 days before the local elections, the police in Burgas started a large-scale operation against vote buying. 17 people have already been detained in the territory of the entire region
The information was confirmed by the spokesperson of the District Prosecutor's Office in Kyustendil, Mariyana Sirakova. A request to leave him in custody is pending in court
10% is the difference between Vasil Terziev and Anton Hekimyan in favor of the WCC-DB candidate at the start of the campaign for local elections in Sofia
The pre-election campaign for the elections for municipal councilors and mayors, which will be held on October 29, officially begins today
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Vanya Grigorova will be the candidate for mayor of Sofia broadcast by the left coalition "Levitsa" and the Bulgarian Socialist Party
Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev signed a decree today scheduling the elections for mayors and municipal councilors for October 29
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