There is no data on buying votes with fake banknotes. This is indicated by the statistics of the BNB on the seized fake banknotes in circulation in the country.
If there was vote buying, which is a crime, it was with real banknotes, BGNES reported.
The largest number of counterfeit banknotes were seized in the first quarters of 2009, and at that time the largest number of the then popular 20 BGN banknotes were seized. This is indicated by the statistics of the National Bank of seized fake banknotes. The data was collected on the BNB website in the section "Statistics of banknotes and coins in circulation".
According to the Bank's data, for the first three quarters of 2024 a total of only 905 counterfeit banknotes were seized, of which 438 were 100-leva, 219 were 50-leva, 209 were 20-leva, 37 were 10-leva and there were even 2 five-leva.
Their total value is only BGN 59,310
If we take into account the data from various media publications about buying votes, then hardly even one MP can be “in“ in the NS with this amount.
If there is buying of votes with fake money, then most likely their capture will be reflected in the Bank's statistics for the city. November, or as a last resort – along with the Christmas and New Year shopping in December.