The Central Election Commission held a draw to determine the order in which the political forces and the presidential candidates will appear on the ballot papers for the two-in-one elections on November 14. Representatives of the political parties, coalitions and initiative committees that nominated the candidates were present.
Bulgaria’s head of state Rumen Radev and this country’s Vice-President Iliana Yotova will participate at the forthcoming Presidential elections under No 6. Professor Anastas Gerdzhikov and Colonel Nevyana Miteva are to take part at the Presidential elections under No 15. Lozan Panov and Maria Kasimova-Moase will participate at the elections under No 19. Mustafa Karadayi will participate at the Presidential elelctions under No 17. Yolo Denev and Mario Filev, nominated by an initiative committee, will participate at the elections under No 1.
The coalition GERB/SDS will participate at the early general elections under No 33 and the Bulgarian Socialist Party- with No 33. "There is Such a People" party will appear on the ballot paper under No 24 and the coalition "Democratic Bulgaria" will participate at the snap election under No 30. "We Continue the Change" will participate at the Parliamentary elections under No 25 and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms- under No 17.
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