At the referendum on November 6 this year two and half million Bulgarians voted for the introduction of majoritarian voting system. After such a strong call for change, the biggest parties in the country - GERB and BSP decided, despite some hesitations, to respect the will of the people.

Ombudsman Maya Manolova brought to parliament a draft for introducing majoritarian voting system, but later said that she was not the author of the project, but those who voted in a referendum in favour of majoritarian voting in two rounds. Manolova said she personally preferred a mixed electoral system in which 120 MPs were to be elected by majority vote and 120 by proportional. Manolova reference is from the times when she was still an MP of the Bulgarian Socialist Party. BSP also prefer a mixed system today, while declaring respect for the will of the electorate. During consultations with the President during the week GERB pointed out another important aspect of the problem, saying that the new rules wanted by the referendum should be used during the upcoming early elections. But since the majoritarian system would be in favor of larger parties GERB and BSP, and would reduce the chances of smaller, one way or another in the course of consultations with President smaller formations expressed disagreements about the majority vote. President-elect Rumen Radev also prefers a mixed electoral system. He told the BNR that the majoritarian system posed risks and the way it is offered now could blow up the political model in Bulgaria and largely distort the vote. When it comes to early parliamentary elections Radev would conduct further consultations on the issue with the leaders of parliamentary parties, experts in election legislation and the initiators of the referendum.

Meanwhile, experts warn that if a majoritarian voting system in two rounds was introduced, at the backdrop of new region division in Bulgaria according to the Ombudsman's draft, in order to become an MP one would need about 7,000 votes. Not just some oligarch but any larger businessman could afford buying these votes. Vote buying was a fact before, but with majoritarian voting it would become easier.

According to "Transparency International", during the parliamentary elections in 2014 bought vote exceeded 8 per cent while controlled voting reached 16%. But the risks of majoritarian voting are not limited to this because there are risks stemming from the speed with which the new system would be introduced for the early elections. They are expected to take place in late March or early April and time is ticking away fast. The answer to the question what exactly the new electoral system would be and when it would be introduced remains unclear.