Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

It is still unclear whether the DPS around Ahmed Dogan will be registered

Photo: BGNES

So far there is no decision of the Central Election Commission (CEC) on the filed request for independent participation of the DPS faction of honorary leader Ahmed Dogan in the snap parliamentary elections on October 27. 


It was submitted yesterday along with over 5,000 signatures after the CEC refused to register separately the two Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) factions with coalitions - "Democracy, Rights and Freedoms - DPS" (Ahmed Dogan) and "DPS - New Beginnings" (Delyan Peevski) to participate in the elections.


Verification of the signatures is underway and is expected to be completed on Thursday or Friday, said CEC spokesperson Rositsa Mateva.

21 September is the deadline for formations to register for the 27 October elections, following the court ruling.






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

The mayors of Sofia and Athens write in defense of their Istanbul counterpart

In an article published by POLITICO , Sofia Mayor Vasil Terziev and Athens Mayor Haris Doukas called on European institutions to take a clear stance in defense of democracy in Turkiye, the Sofia Municipality press center reported. The..

published on 9/12/25 11:46 AM
Ahmed Dogan (centre)

DPS founder Ahmed Dogan launches new political party

Following the split within the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS), Ahmed Dogan has announced the creation of a new political party - Alliance for Rights and Freedoms (APS). Democracy, Rights and Freedoms – DPS has been renamed to Alliance for..

published on 9/11/25 5:30 PM
Maria Filipova

Parliament appoints consumer protection chief as deputy ombudsman

With 128 votes in favour, 56 against and six abstentions, the National Assembly elected Maria Filipova, the chair of the Consumer Protection Commission, as deputy ombudsman of the Republic of Bulgaria. She received support from MPs belonging to..

published on 9/10/25 2:30 PM