“GERB will not submit any one of the changes to the Election Code, proposed by the President,” stated GERB party MP Toma Bikov, formulating the position of the ruling party. “The proposal is for parliament, in the little time it has left, to make changes to the electoral legislation which affect its very foundations. Such an approach would breach trust in the election process,” Toma Bikov stated.
Atanas Zafirov, deputy chairman of the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party on his part stated that reasonable changes to the Election Code can be made provided there is good organization. “Voting by mail is a good idea though it cannot be implemented because the time for active registration is over,” he said, BTA reports
On a proposal by the Council of Ministers, the heads of the State Intelligence Agency and the State Agency Technical Operations will, from now on, be elected by the National Assembly, BNR’s Maria Fileva reports. This means the president’s powers..
Three new electric locomotives Siemens Smartron are entering service as of today, Transport Minister Grozdan Karadjov has announced. Two of them will be running along the Sofia-Burgas line, and one – along the Sofia-Russe line. The new..
Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, Minister of Agriculture Georgi Tahov and Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen inaugurated the reconstructed main irrigation canal Trakiets near Konush village. The reconstruction increases..
The population of white storks in Bulgaria has increased by 33% in recent years, according to data from the 8th International White Stork Census , cited..
Bulgarians living abroad have shown unprecedented interest in the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy’s “I Choose Bulgaria” programme, deputy Minister for..
On Friday, the lowest temperatures will range between 5°C and 11°C, in Sofia 7°C. During the day, the cloud cover across the country will be..
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