Local Elections: A Comedy of Turnout
Ah, local elections! A time when people gather to express their opinions about… well, something. What’s most important is that this election day was decreed by President Rumen Radev, which is something like appointing a referee who can’t even keep track of how many players are on the field!
Now, the voters rolled in leisurely from 7 AM but decided to leave at home by 8 PM—completely neglecting their democratic rights! Low voter turnout… It’s like inviting people to a party and only your awkward uncle shows up. The Varna regions, “Odessos” and “Primorski,” were particularly shy, with voter turnouts at a staggering 8.12% and 8.44%! That’s less than the percentage of people who think I’m funny at a family gathering!
Meanwhile, Bistrica in Dupnitsa was off to a slow start too—14.8% by noon. At this rate, a tortoise could keep better pace with democracy! But don’t worry, ladies and gentlemen, the village of Novo Zhelezare had their game face on with a whopping 72.28% turnout by 5:30 PM. That’s practically a rock concert crowd—133 residents giving democracy the ol’ razzle-dazzle!
Now we have Samokov village of Kovachevtsi proudly strutting a 52.96%. It’s the kind of enthusiasm that says, “Yes, I want to pick my next mayor, but only after a coffee break.” Meanwhile, Yasenkovo in the Venets municipality was fresh with a turnout hovering around 49.61%. More than half of them getting off their couches. Bravo!
In Gabrovnica, voters seemed quite decisive—54% appeared at the polls, although there was some sort of drama involving black pens! Apparently, filling in your ballot with the wrong color can cause as much controversy as a Kardashian showing up to a wedding uninvited. How scandalous!
In the town of Omurtag, 5,770 brave souls made it to the voting booths—27.65% of those entitled to vote! It’s like the town was treating voting like a New Year’s resolution—oh, just a little behind schedule!
Still, there’s hope, folks! In Studena, they managed a respectful turnout of 65%. That’s right, 243 out of 372 voters partook! And they even managed to pull this off without any reported violations. A miracle in electoral history! Was it the promise of free snacks? Because if that’s the case, I’m all in for political campaigns!
Now, before we wrap this up, let’s discuss the pressing matter of the former mayor of Omurtag, who is under house arrest due to his involvement in some organized crime antics. You know it’s bad when the only office you can manage is your living room! Talk about a demotion!
In conclusion, the circus that was this local election has come to a close, but not without leaving us with its fair share of hilarity, confusion, and some rather interesting voter dynamics. And remember, folks, whenever life’s a bit bleak, just think—at least you’re not trying to get people to vote in a local election. That takes a special kind of courage!
Partial local elections are held in a number of settlements in the country. They were scheduled by decrees of President Rumen Radev. The election day started at 7 am and should end at 8 pm.
Voter turnout was lowest in the Varna regions “Odessos” and “Primorski”. 8.12 percent and 8.44 percent voted there, respectively.
Voter turnout is also low in the village of Bistrica, municipality of Dupnitsa. As of 12:30 p.m., 14.8 percent had voted alone.
At 17:30 BTA reports that the highest activity is in the village of Novo Zhelezare – 72.28%. As of this hour, a total of 133 residents have exercised their right to vote.
The activity in the Samokov village of Kovachevtsi is 52.96%. Local residents elect a mayor. Voting is by paper ballots only. Voter turnout in the village of Yasenkovo, Venets municipality, was 49.61 percent as of 5:30 p.m. So far, just over 1,000 people have exercised their right to vote. Voter turnout was over 50 percent in the Karlovo village of Voynyagovo.
In the Montana village of Gabrovnica, 54% of those eligible to vote voted. There was also a complaint about filling in the ballot with a black pen, BNR reports.
As of 5:30 p.m., 5,770 people had voted in the town of Omurtag. Voter turnout was 27.65 percent. 18.73% of those entitled to vote in the Kazanlak village of Buzovgrad exercised their right to vote.
Varna elects mayors of “Odessos” and “Primorski” after the removal of the previous ones
Partial local elections are also held in Omurtag and several villages in the country
Election day in the Svilengrad village of Studena, where residents elected a mayor in a partial local vote, ended on time – at 8:00 p.mannounced the chairman of the Municipal Election Commission in Svilengrad, Mariana Dimitrova, quoted by BTA.
Of those entitled to vote according to the electoral roll, 372 residents of Studena, with paper and machine, a total of 243 people voted. Election day in the settlement ended with 65 percent voter turnout, Mariana Dimitrova added.
At the time of the vote no violations reported.
Voters had to choose their new mayor from among four contenders. Partial local elections for the mayor took place there after the death of the previous ruler of the settlement.
Election day in Pleven the village of Koilovtsi ended at 20:00, announced the chairman of the Municipal Election Commission (MEC) in Pleven, Yaroslav Dimitrov.
404 out of the 702 voters in the village exercised their right to vote. This is just over 56 percent.
Election day passed peacefullythere were no reports of violations, added Dimitrov. Voters voted in two sectional election commissions in the village – stationary and mobile. In the stationary section, voting was by machine and paper ballots.
Final: The former mayor of Omurtag, accused of participation in the organized crime group, remains under house arrest
After being released on bail
The candidates for the mayoral seat there were four.
The new elections were reached after the Municipal Election Commission in Pleven made its decision prematurely terminated the powers of the mayor Miroslav Iliev.
On June 27, the Municipal Council of Pleven elected a temporary acting mayor of Koilovtsi – Daniela Petkova. She will remain in this position until the newly elected mayor is sworn in.
