site.btaRuling Majority Backs Two Democratic Bulgaria Election Reform Proposals, DB Floor Leader Says

Democratic Bulgaria (DB) Floor Leader Nadejda Iordanova said here Wednesday that the ruling majority supports two proposals long advocated by DB: restoring machine voting as the main voting method in Bulgaria and removing the limit on the number of voting sections in countries outside the European Union.

Iordanova said DB would not support the abolition of the Multimember Constituency Abroad during the second reading of the amendments to the Election Code.

On Tuesday, Progressive Bulgaria Floor Leader Petar Vitanov reported that his group tabled amendments to the Election Code providing for the restoration of machine voting in the form used in 2021, the abolition of the Multimember Constituency Abroad, and the removal of the current cap of 20 voting stations in non-EU countries.

Commenting on the proposed changes, Iordanova said that DB will insist on consultations with all interested parties between the first and second readings on provisions concerning stricter enforcement of the ban on publishing opinion poll results during the legally prohibited period.