Balkans | Bulgarian President Radev met with representatives of the OSCE Election Observation Mission

“It is extremely important that as many citizens as possible participate in the early parliamentary elections of In order to enhance the legitimacy of institutions, he said, “The high participation rate depends on the parties’ ability to propose sustainable solutions and long-term strategic policies to overcome challenges.”

The office has set up an observation mission for the upcoming early general elections on March 1. Vice President Ileana Yotova also attended the meeting.

The meeting discussed the measures taken to ensure the security of voting and the organization of the electoral process. The President also stressed the role of the interim government, which seeks to provide fair, transparent and free electoral conditions for the upcoming parliamentary elections. The meeting also highlighted video surveillance during vote counting as a way to shed light on the electoral process.

The President also indicated that the upcoming election campaign needs our society to address real problems that are not based on contradictions between party leaders. It was also emphasized that the political forces should turn their attention to Bulgarian citizens abroad.

At the meeting, the focus was on changes to the electoral law. Radev indicated his veto of the recent changes, which was overturned by the people’s representatives. According to the president’s statement, the legislative changes have significantly reduced the rate of invalid votes, and changed the nature of automated voting, which has so far succeeded in addressing a number of shortcomings in the electoral process, such as errors in the minutes of regional election commissions and vote buying.

source: CardZhalNews