Bulgaria sets its next presidential election for Oct. 25
The winner will serve a five-year term, and a runoff is planned if no candidate wins a majority, officials said.
- Bulgaria's Parliament set Oct. 25 as the date for the country to elect its next president of the European Union member state.
- Presidents in Bulgaria are elected directly by voters for a five-year term and can serve no more than two terms. While mainly ceremonial in the Balkan country of 6.5 million, the president leads the armed forces and can veto legislation.
- If no candidate secures a majority in the first round, a runoff vote will occur on Nov. 1. The winning candidate must secure the most votes, provided more than half of eligible voters cast their ballots.
- The governing Progressive Bulgarian party of Prime Minister Rumen Radev has endorsed incumbent President Iliana Yotova. Yotova previously served nine years as vice president under Radev.
- Radev himself served two terms as president before becoming prime minister after his party's landslide victory in April's general election. Most authority in Bulgaria now rests with the prime minister and Parliament.
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n1info.rsThe Parliament of Bulgaria has set October 25 as the day when the Balkan country, a member of the European Union, will elect its next president. The presidential office in Bulgaria is mostly ceremonial, and most of the power in the country with 6.5 million inhabitants is held by the Prime Minister and the Parliament.
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Bulgaria sets its next presidential election for Oct. 25
Bulgaria's Parliament has set October 25 as the date for the next presidential election. The position is mainly ceremonial, but the president leads the armed forces and can veto legislation.
The presidential election in Bulgaria will be held on October 25, the parliament decided on Friday. The ruling Progressive Bulgaria party has already endorsed current President Iliana Yotova as its candidate. The report comes from the AP agency. The former vice president took office after the resignation of Rumen Radev, who...
Bulgaria knows the date of the presidential election, the parliament has set October 25. The ruling Progressive Bulgaria is betting on incumbent President Iliana Yotova.
Parliament Schedules Presidential Election for October 25
The elections for President and Vice President of the Republic of Bulgaria will be held on Sunday, October 25, the National Assembly decided on Friday with 138 votes "in favour", no "against", seven MPs abstained. Thus, if there is a run-off, it will be held on November 1.
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