site.btaCentral Election Commission Begins Registering Parties, Coalitions for Upcoming Parliamentary Elections

February 8 (BTA) - On Monday, the Central Election Commission (CEC) began accepting registration documents for parties and coalitions running in the April 4 parliamentary elections.

One party and one coalition have already submitted documents, Dimitar Dimitrov, a CEC spokesman, told BTA. These are the Democratic Bulgaria coalition headed by Hristo Ivanov and Tsvetan Tsvetanov's Republicans for Bulgaria party.

Dimitrov said that the verification of the submitted signatures for registration is already underway, as is routine procedure.

Parties and coalitions can register within ten days. Documents will be accepted until 5 pm on February 17. RI/DT

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