On Friday (August 30) the Council of Ministers approved 100 million BGN for the elections on October 27.
In less than one regular term of parliament - from April 2021 to 27 October 2024 - we are going to the polls for the seventh time.
The last regular parliamentary elections were in April 2021 - they cost BGN 108 million. Since then, six times we have voted extraordinary for deputies.
In July 2021, the state paid 77 million. In November 2021, BGN 149 million, but then we also voted for the president. In October 2022, new extraordinary elections for parliament - cost BGN 80 million. 106 million have been allocated for the vote in April 2023. In June of this year, the elections cost BGN 98 million.
Together with the 100 million for the elections on October 27, the total amount for the election of parliament for this period is 718 million BGN.