site.btaNew Central Election Commission Takes Office

The new composition of the Central Election Commission (CEC) takes office on Tuesday under a decree signed by President Iliana Iotova. The CEC members were nominated by the parties and coalitions represented in the 52nd National Assembly.

The CEC composition is as follows:

Chair: Georgi Horozov

Deputy Chairs: Ismail Osman and Margarita Mahaeva

Secretary: Yordanka Gancheva

Members: Alina Dobreva, Anna Aleksandrova, Vyara Todeva, Georgi Bahanov, Desislava Abrasheva, Zinaida Zlatanova, Ivan Karchev, Yordan Vasilev, Lazarina Boneva-Haralampieva, Stoyanka Balova-Tsvetkova, and Tsvetan Enchev.

Iotova conducted the procedure for appointing the new CEC. During public consultations held on June 9, the parties and coalitions represented in the current National Assembly presented their nominees. The nominated candidates were subsequently heard at a public hearing on June 12.