site.btaCampaign for October 27 Early Parliamentary Elections Ends at Midnight

Midnight on Friday night marks the end of the election campaign for the upcoming early parliamentary elections on October 27, according to the schedule of the Central Election Commission (CEC). Saturday, October 26, is designated as a day of reflection. According to the Election Code, 24 hours before the vote, as well as on election day, election campaigning is not allowed.

Bulgarian citizens abroad will be able to vote in a total of 719 polling stations in 57 countries, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. The Ministry successfully prepared and transported the election papers, materials and voting machines to all polling stations outside the country.

Local authorities have the right to prohibit the sale of alcohol on the territory of their municipality.

Polling agencies are prohibited from releasing election polls in any 24 prior to election day until voting is declared closed.

Election day on October 27 will begin at 7 am and continue until 8 pm possibly extending to 9 pm.

On the day of the vote, distributing campaign materials of parties, coalitions and nomination committees in the election premises is prohibited, as well as at a distance of less than 50 metres from the entrance of the building where the election premises are located. 

A total of 28 political formations, 19 parties and nine coalitions, will take part in the elections. At the end of September, the CEC determined by lot the numbers of parties and coalitions on the ballot. Voting will be done by both paper ballot and via machine.

Bulgarian citizens who have reached the age of 18 on election day and who have not been placed under interdiction and are not serving a prison sentence can vote in the elections.