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

Prosecutors disclose vote-buying group funded from abroad

Photo: Library

The prosecutor's office has announced that a criminal group for buying votes had been disclosed. The illegal organization operated from February 6th until the April 4th elections, spokesperson Sijka Mileva explained. The group was funded by a person outside the EU. He sent the money to Turkey, and from there it was transferred to the country by couriers.


The leader of the group is the owner of a cable TV, a gas station and a detergent factory in the Plovdiv region. Two other members of the group have held various political positions, and the third has had a strong influence in the country's Roma neighborhoods.

Three members of the criminal group remain in custody.


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

Prime Minister Glavchev calls for urgent measures to combat water shortages

Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev ordered the Ministry of Environment and Water to take measures to deal with the problem of water scarcity in various regions of the country. He recommended that additional experts and scientific..

published on 11/7/24 3:10 PM
Atanas Zapryanov

Minister Zapryanov wants defence spending in the new budget to reach 2.5% of GDP

2.5% is the necessary effort that our country must make in terms of defence spending, caretaker Minister of Defense Atanas Zapryanov said. Together with the Chief of Defense Adm.Emil Eftimov, the minister was present at the Mausoleum..

published on 11/7/24 1:05 PM
Ljupcho Georgievski (L) and Nasser Raufi (R)

Bulgarians from Bitola to seek protection of their rights before the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg

The Ivan Mihailov Cultural Club in Bitola has been removed from North Macedonia’s Central Registry, but the spirit of Ivan Mihailov lives on in the people, and a "legal battle" is underway in court to restore the name, the association’s chairman..

published on 11/7/24 10:03 AM