The Constitutional Court has admitted all five requests for the partial or complete annulment of the elections for the 51st National Assembly, submitted by We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria (PP-DB), Vazrazhdane, There is Such a People (ITN), BSP-United Left and Velichie. The cases have been consolidated for a joint hearing. A recount of machine and paper votes in 1,777 polling stations will need to be conducted.
Another task is to establish whether, in 442 polling stations, the number of invalid ballots recorded in the election protocols corresponds to the number of actual invalid ballots handed over to regional election commissions. The review must be completed by January 10, 2025. It has been assigned to lawyers, mathematicians and IT specialists, many of whom are former members of the Central Election Commission. The Central Election Commission is obliged to provide the necessary documentation.
''I am not surprised that the president’s veto concerning the sale of Lukoil’s assets was overturned, because even on such a delicate, serious and worrying issue, there were no arguments or discussion'', Vice President Iliana Iotova told journalists..
Birth rate in Bulgaria has decreased by 33% over the past three decades. In 1994, 79,442 live births were registered in the country, while in 2024 the number dropped to 53,428. 6.5% of Bulgarian children are now born through in vitro fertilization..
The majority in parliament overcame the president's veto on the Investment Promotion Act. The bill was passed in second reading on October 24, but President Rumen Radev vetoed parts of it, arguing that the proposed rules specifically..
Bulgaria is strengthening land, water and air security (including with a drone protection system) at Lukoil's sites on its territory,..
A 6-month reconstruction of the runway and renovation of the aprons start at Burgas Airport. November 10 marks 19 years since the start..
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