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Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission ordered the suspension of the use of voting machines in an electoral district in Veliko Turnovo on April 4 because of technical problems, the CEC said.
Voting using only paper ballots was proceeding, while votes cast using machines would be counted in, the commission said.
Problems with voting machines were reported from various other parts of Bulgaria as the country went to the polls in regular parliamentary elections.
Current electoral law requires voting machines to be available at a polling stations where more than 300 voters are registered. A total of 9389 polling stations were supplied with voting machines.
Bulgarian political parties are showing an uncharacteristic interest in green policies ahead of elections on April 4, not least because the country is one of the largest per capita beneficiaries of EU funds and is now required to invest in climate and environmental issues.
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Bulgarian political parties are showing an uncharacteristic interest in green policies ahead of elections on April 4, not least because the country is one of the largest per capita beneficiaries of EU funds and is now required to invest in climate and environmental issues.
Bulgaria has never been fertile ground for green ideas. The country’s Green party received just 0.3% of the vote at the 2017 election, and at just 2.4%, the country has one of Europe’s lowest recycling rates.
Yet as Bulgarians prepare to go to the polls on April 4, it seems the conversation has shifted, with politicians offering a range of green solutions to reform the economy.
Doctors jump to the top of Bulgaria’s election lists 08-03-2021
Combo picture of the main players in the Bulgarian 4 April elections. From left to right: PM Boyko Borissov, leader of GERB, Showman Slavi Trifonov, leader of “There is such a country”, Kornelia Ninova, leader of BSP, Ahmed Dogan, historic leader of DPS, Maya Manolova, leader of “Stand Up.BG”, Hristo Ivanov, co-leader of Democratic Bulgaria. All of them have doctors in their lists. [Dnevnik]