On 29 October, 2023, Bulgarians are voting for local authorities – mayors and municipal councilors. A little over 6 million 48,000 people have the right to vote. In this section you will find information, commentaries and analyses about the local elections in Bulgaria.
Support in the Bulgarian capital city for the candidate for Sofia mayor of We Continue the Change/Democratic Bulgaria (PP/DB) Vassil Terziev is 32.9%. Support for Anton Hekimyan, nominated by GERB/SDS stands at 22.9%, followed by Vanya..
On October 29, the next local elections will be held in Bulgaria, during which the Bulgarians will choose the mayors and municipal councilors for their places of residence. Will the final result of these elections consolidate the existing political..
The candidates for mayors and municipal councilors have spent over EUR 578 , 000, without VAT, on advertising in the media since the beginning of the election campaign, the Institute for Public Environment Development monitoring shows...
Ten days before the local elections, the margin between Vassil Terziev (24.8%), Vanya Grigorova (22.2%) and Anton Hekimyan (21.4%) is 20,000 votes, a survey by Mediana polling agency shows. The survey was conducted October 10-17 with own funds...
The Central Election Commission has shown samples of the paper and the e-ballots for the local election on 29 October for mayors and municipal councilors. The longest ballot will be for municipal councilors in Sofia – 60 cm. At this time, the..
On the eve of the local elections in Bulgaria which will take place on October 29, suspicions of an organized documented internal migration of voters in order to influence the outcome of the election are again appearing. The phenomenon in question is..
A meeting of the temporary parliamentary committee checking all the facts and circumstances related to the security of machine voting takes place today, as the meeting was called by President of the National Assembly Rosen..
A total of 5,257 are the populated places in Bulgaria, according to the data of the National Statistical Institute. Of these, there are 257 cities, 4998 villages, as well as the Klisura and Rila monasteries, which have the status of settlements. More..
GERB leader Boyko Borissov warned "We Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria" (PP-DB) that he could trigger early elections if the coalition continues to downplay the role of GERB-SDS in the government's achievements. "If you do not correct..
The Bulgarian Tennis Federation has refused to host the ATP 250 Sofia Open due to "circumstances beyond its control". The reason is the possible run-off of the local elections, which does not allow the capital's Arena Sofia hall to host the tournament...
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