site.btaPresident to Hear Parliamentary Forces' Nominations to Central Election Commission May 5

May 3 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev will meet on May 5
with the parliamentary forces, which are to make nominations to
the Central Election Commission (CEC), the President's Press
Secretariat said on Monday.

Under the Election Code amended on April 29, the CEC will be
appointed by the President after public consultations and
according to a procedure established by the President, based on
nominations from the parties and coalitions represented in
Parliament.

The public consultations will be streamed live from 2 pm on
Wednesday at https://www.president.bg/static56/Online-video/.

On Monday, the President issued a decree on the rules of holding
 public consultations and the procedure for CEC's appointment.
RY/DD

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