Domestic Observers Group - Countries

	05 November 2007
	Bulgaria, Local
	Run-off mayoral elections

	28 October 2007
	Bulgaria, Local


	29 October 2006
	Bulgaria, Presidential
	Run-off

All elections


	Referendum on pipeline fails in Bulgaria Burgas, Bulgaria's fourth-largest city, held a referendum February 17 asking its residents to vote in favor or against plans for an oil pipeline passing through the municipality. The first referendum in Bulgaria since the collapse of the communist regime failed due to low voter turnout. 19 February 2008 , referring to balkantimes.com; novinite.com, Bulgaria Local governments in Bulgaria hampered by election related appeals An increasing number of local governments have been affected by the deluge of appeals filed against the results of the October 25th local elections and November 4th run-offs. Officials announced on Monday (November 12th) that a record 438 appeals have been reported so far... 14 November 2007 , setimes.com, Bulgaria Nine Bulgarian Cities Elect Mayors in First Round In nine major regional centres the citizens have elected their mayors in the first round. In Sofia incumbent mayor Boyko Borissov from GERB got re-elected with 53.43% of the votes. 31 October 2007 , referring to novinite.com, Bulgaria Pollsters back Sofia Mayor Borissov for re-election Polling agencies released surveys backing Sofia mayor Boyko Borissov to win re-election, although they disagreed on whom the incumbent would face in a run-off and his chances for a landslide victory. 25 October 2007 , referring to novinite.com, Bulgaria Strikes continue on the eve of local elections in Bulgaria On Tuesday, Bulgarian parliament decided on no-confidence vote, filed by opposition last week. With the 168-seat majority in Bulgaria's 240-seat assembly, the cabinet survived, although the situation in the country remains tensed. 24 October 2007 , referring to setimes.com; novinite.com, Bulgaria Selling Votes Declared Crime in Bulgaria Bulgaria's Parliament decided Thursday to fix a one-year prison sentence for citizens, who sell their votes during pre-election campaigns. The proposal has been made by Maya Manolova, a representative of the socialist party... 19 October 2007 , novinite.com, Bulgaria Popular Sofia mayor to seek second term The leader of the Citizens for Bulgaria's European Development party, Boyko Borisov, submitted an official request on Monday (August 13th) to run for a second mandate as Sofia's mayor. Local elections are slated for October 28th. Borisov is popular in Bulgaria, and hopes to receive support from rightist parties, as well as the nationalist party VMRO. 16 August 2007 , setimes.com, Bulgaria Two Bulgarian Rightist Parties Unite in Local Vote The die-hard rightist party Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) and the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) announced are to nominate common candidates at the forthcoming local elections. The former prime minister and leader of DSB Ivan Kostov and UDF's Chairman Plamen Yurukov called on the members... 30 July 2007 , novinite.com, Bulgaria Bulgarian Electoral Law amendment process reached a deadlock Bulgarian lawmakers created a legal contradiction when they refused to deny Bulgarian citizens residing outside the country the right to vote in local elections, effectively cancelling out another amendment passed a day earlier. 27 July 2007 , referring to novinite.com, Bulgaria Yurukov officially takes over as UDF party leader The new chairman of Bulgaria's centre-right Union of Democratic Forces (UDF), Plamen Yurukov, has officially taken over as party leader from Petar Stoyanov on Monday. Yurukov takes over with only months left before the local polls, which will test his ability to distance himself from the failings of his predecessors. 17 July 2007 , novinite.com, Bulgaria More documents


	Country About country Country Features Country: Bulgaria Capital: Sophia Population: 7,796,694 Head of the state: President elected popularly Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal The last update: 03 January 2006 Country Legislation Presidental Elections Act Available in English Download file doc1149590589.doc in English The last update: 06 June 2006 Elections of Members of Parliament Act Elections of Members of Parliament Act, Promulgated State Gazette No. 37/13.04.2001 Download file doc1145619309.doc in English The last update: 21 April 2006 Constitution of Bulgaria Available only in English Download file doc1097841633.doc in English The last update: 15 October 2004

Governmental Organizations

Central Election Commission, Bulgaria

1 Al Batenberg sq., Sofia , 1169

Phone/fax: +359 2 987-92-42/359 2 986-17-29

Government, Bulgaria

1194 Sofia, 1 Dondukov Blvd

Government Information Service tel. (+359 2) 940 27 70 fax. (+359 2) 980 20 56

gis@government.bg;

http://www.government.bg;

Parliament, Bulgaria

2 Narodno Sabranie Square, 1169 Sofia

Telephone: +359 2 939 39, Fax:+359 2 981 31 31

infocenter@parliament.bg;

http://www.parliament.bg/;