President Roumen Radev schedules parliamentary elections for April 4
The next parliamentary elections in Bulgaria will be held on April 4, President Roumen Radev decreed.
Radev initially announced he would set the elections at the earliest possible date, March 28. He said he reconsidered and decided on pushing the elections a week back because the “activities, which the [health and other relative] authorities must undertake to prepare for these elections demands time and full mobilization.”
GERB finally tabled its bill to provide people under quarantine with a way to vote to Parliament on Friday. But it is still not entirely clear how GERB plans to ensure the safety of voters and election workers on election day. The question of guaranteeing Bulgarians’ right to vote, who reside in countries under lockdown is still open.
Bulgarian law does not allow for mail voting. If Parliament does not adopt emergency legislation to overcome this problem, Bulgarians in lockdown abroad will not have a way to vote.
President Roumen Radev called for lawmakers to adopt amendments to the Elections Act to allow for mail voting as well as for video surveillance of counting and processing the votes, in addition to other similar measures, like mobile election booths for people in quarantine.
Radev initially announced he would set the elections at the earliest possible date, March 28. He said he reconsidered and decided on pushing the elections a week back because the “activities, which the [health and other relative] authorities must undertake to prepare for these elections demands time and full mobilization.”
GERB finally tabled its bill to provide people under quarantine with a way to vote to Parliament on Friday. But it is still not entirely clear how GERB plans to ensure the safety of voters and election workers on election day. The question of guaranteeing Bulgarians’ right to vote, who reside in countries under lockdown is still open.
Bulgarian law does not allow for mail voting. If Parliament does not adopt emergency legislation to overcome this problem, Bulgarians in lockdown abroad will not have a way to vote.
President Roumen Radev called for lawmakers to adopt amendments to the Elections Act to allow for mail voting as well as for video surveillance of counting and processing the votes, in addition to other similar measures, like mobile election booths for people in quarantine.
Източник: mediapool.bg
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