Election day across the country started off normally. All sections opened at 7:00 a.m., and in a large part of them voters went to cast their votes in the early hours of the day, BGNES correspondents reported.
Sofia
The local elections have officially started, in which we elect mayors and municipal councilors, and in places like the capital, we will also elect a mayor of a region and a mayor of a town hall. Sections at the 127th Ivan Denkoglu Secondary School opened at 7:00 a.m. in anticipation of voters. The members of the SECs in the school started to gather as early as 6:30 in the morning and opened the section at 7:00 sharp. Minutes after 7:00, voters began to arrive. There are police officers on site who will monitor the peaceful progress of the election day. In today's elections, voters will only vote with paper ballots. This happened after a decision of the CEC two days before the elections as a result of a report by the National Security Agency. 58 parties and 9 coalitions will participate in the vote today. This time, the participants in the local elections are fewer compared to 2019, when Bulgarians could choose between 59 parties and 7 coalitions. A little over 6 million and 48 thousand are the voters included in the preliminary lists for the local elections.
Plovdiv
The election day in Plovdiv started normally. There are nearly 290,000 voters in Plovdiv, according to the lists. They vote for mayor, mayors of the 6 districts and for municipal councilors. There are 472 electoral divisions. Of these, 9 are in medical facilities and places of deprivation of liberty, and 4 are designated for people with permanent disabilities.
Burgas
The election day in Burgas starts normally. All 340 polling stations opened at 7 a.m.
Stara Zagora
Election day started normally in Stara Zagora and the region. Polling stations opened at 7:00 a.m. The residents of the Municipality choose between six candidates for mayor and 23 candidate lists for municipal councilors. A total of 141,131 people have the right to vote. This is indicated by the reference of the "Civil Status" Directorate of Stara Zagora Municipality. There are 211 polling stations on the territory of the municipality, and this number includes those opened in specialized institutions - 4, and two provided with a Mobile Ballot Box. By the end of the statutory deadline - October 14, 3,785 applications for voting at the current address were submitted and processed. Five voters are coming of age today. The oldest voters are two men aged 100 and 101
Varna
The election day in Varna started peacefully, and the polling stations opened at 7:00 a.m. There are 409 sectional election commissions in Varna, 10 of which were opened in health facilities, in the prison and in the investigation, and 2 are the mobile sections in the "Topoli" town hall and one more - for the "Odessos", "Primorski" and "Mladost" regions. There are about 280,000 voters in Varna.
Haskovo
In Haskovo, the election day started peacefully, as there were queues. There are 75,962 voters in the municipality of Haskovo, with 60,733 in the regional city. More than 500 police officers are involved in maintaining order on election day. All sections opened on time.
Tsarevo
Election day has also started in Tsarevo municipality. There are four candidates who are fighting for the mayoral seat. There are 13 mandates in the local parliament, and 50 candidates for them, which means that an average of four people are fighting for one place in the municipal council.
Vratsa
The election day started normally in the municipality of Vratsa. There are 320 candidates for municipal councilors. There are 9 contenders for mayor of the municipality, and 68 candidates have applied for leaders in a total of 20 small settlements.
Kurdzhali
Election day started normally in Kardzhali. As early as 7 o'clock there were citizens who came to vote. Voters can exercise their right to vote today until 20:00. We only vote with paper ballots. /BGNES
Seen
Election day in Vidin started normally. All 130 sections opened on time. Several committee members did not go to work, but were replaced by others. 11 are the candidates for the post of mayor, and 279 want to be municipal councilors.
Pazardzhik
Voting in Pazardzhik started calmly and not particularly actively. There are several ballots in the ballot box in "Iztok" district, voting is ongoing, but there is not much interest. In Pazardzhik, there are 12 candidates for the mayoral seat. 23 parties and coalitions are competing for seats in the local parliament. Over 116,000 people have the right to vote in Pazardzhik.
Ruse
The election day in the Ruse region has started everywhere. Its end is announced at 20.00, but exceptionally where there are people waiting to vote, it can be extended by another hour, i.e. to 9 p.m. There are currently no reports of violations anywhere in the region and all 339 sections opened on time. The organization of the sectional committees is very good and there is no delay in the voting process. Voting is going fast. Queues formed in some places, but the wait is within no more than 15 minutes. In some of the municipalities in Ruse, it was necessary to change members of sectional election commissions, but the changes were carried out in a timely manner.
Montana
Election Day in Montana got off to a quiet start, with over 118,000 voters, down 3,500 from the 2019 local elections.
Blagoevgrad
Election day in the Blagoevgrad region began in a calm atmosphere, there are 12 candidates for mayor of the regional city. In the third school in Blagoevgrad there are 10 sections, one of which is for people with disabilities. In the 28th section, the election process began at 7:00 a.m., there are 552 voters listed here, three of them voted immediately after the election day began.
Pleven
In the Municipality of Pleven, all 168 polling stations opened on time and without problems, announced the Municipal Election Commission. In the municipality, there are 168 sections, 15 candidates for mayor and 490 candidates for municipal councilors.
Pillow case
In Pernik, all 141 sections have started work on time, the municipal election commission announced. There are 1,500 members of sectional committees, and only four did not show up at the beginning of the election day. They were immediately replaced by others and the election process there was not delayed and difficult. There are 7 candidates for mayor of Pernik in the local vote, and 14 lists for municipal councilors. 75,763 voters have the right to vote.
Sliven
The election day in Sliven region started in a calm atmosphere. As of 07.00 today, the sectional premises and the materials and machines contained in them were handed over to the SIK. So far, there are no reports of events that would threaten the normal conduct of the elections. 551 employees of ODMVR-Sliven and RDPBZN-Sliven are directly involved in the electoral process in the district.
Veliko Tarnovo
The elections in the municipality of Veliko Tarnovo started peacefully. There are eight candidates for mayor. Over 300 are candidates for municipal councilors.
Yambol
The election day in Yambol started normally. All 105 polling stations were opened without problems. On the territory of the municipality, 2 mobile sections have been opened and one each in two medical institutions. /BGNES
