site.btaCampaign for October 27 Snap Elections Begins at Midnight on September 27

The campaign for the October 27 snap parliamentary elections started at midnight on September 27.

The election campaign ends at 12 p.m. on October 25. Members of the public, parties, coalitions, initiative committees, candidates, and supporters have freedom of expression and election campaigning in oral and written form at campaign gatherings as well as through media service providers. Campaign gatherings shall be public, with the organizers and the Interior Ministry's bodies being in charge of the order of holding these meetings.

Twenty-eight political entities – 19 parties and nine coalitions – will compete for the 240 seats in the national Parliament.

Earlier this week, the Central Election Commission (CEC) drew lots with the parties' and coalitions' ballot numbers.

Applications for voting abroad can be submitted until October 1. By October 5, the CEC will determine the countries and locations where polling stations will be set up abroad.

A total of 11,647 polling stations will be opened in Bulgaria, according to preliminary data from the Civil Registration and Administrative Services General Directorate. Of these, 9,353 will utilize machine voting. The number of Bulgarians eligible to vote is 6,640,383.