Draw to Fix Order of Bulgaria President Runners on Ballot

The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) will launch the procedure in the late afternoon, assuring that it has adopted a special procedure guaranteeing the transparency of the process. Photo by BGNES

The ballot number of each Bulgarian party, coalition or committee, whose runner will vie in Bulgaria's upcoming presidential elections, will be determined later on Tuesday through a draw.

The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) will launch the procedure in the late afternoon, assuring that it has adopted a special procedure guaranteeing the transparency of the process.

Right after the ballot positions are fixed, another draw will determine the order of national TV and radio appearances of all election participants.

A total of 18 couples of bidders have sought registration for the Bulgarian presidential elections on October 23, the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) announced on Saturday as the registration deadline expired.

The 18 candidate couples represent 11 political parties, one political coalition, and 6 initiative committees.

The Central Electoral Commission was supposed to review the documents of each bidder for President and Vice President, and to rule on whether they meet the legal requirements to run.

As some of the candidates submitted their applications earlier, however, the CEC has already approved 14 candidate couples.

The last bidders to submit their papers on Saturday were marginal formations and initiative committees, including the Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union.

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