site.btaCentral Election Commission Orders Removal of Billboard Depicting GERB Leader Borissov in General's Uniform

Central Election Commission Orders Removal of Billboard Depicting GERB Leader Borissov in General's Uniform

Sofia, March 17 (BTA) - The Central Election Commission (CEC) has ordered regional governors across the country to immediately remove billboards depicting GERB leader Boyko Borissov in a police general's dress uniform against a background of the Bulgarian flag, captioned PP GERB. The campaigning materials lack the text that vote buying and selling is a crime, as is required under Article 183, Paragraph 2 of the Election Code.

CEC's decision comes in response to a complaint about a two-sided billboard on the Trakia motorway, which is in obvious violation of the Election Code. The complaint contained photographic evidence of the violation.

The Commission conducted a check, confirming the violation, because in its essence the billboard is used in the election campaign.