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Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs: Bulgarians abroad should be able to vote online or by post

caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolay Milkov
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Bulgarians abroad voted in 755 polling stations in 62 countries. A little over 178,000 Bulgarians exercised their right to vote, the highest number being in Turkey- 58,000 people, Great Britain-27,000, Germany-22,000, Spain-11,000, etc, caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolay Milkov said at a briefing.

 He called for the creation of a district election commission “Abroad”. In his view, Bulgarians abroad should be given the opportunity to vote online or by post. Minister Milkov noted that elections proceeded normally, with good organization and no overcrowding. 




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