Many of the things related to CEC decisions will be decided by YOU. Peevski is right that the CEC should get another building. The circus has two sides – hanging before the CEC and secondly how 3-4 people ended up at the table of the CEC. I heard from them that they were there to submit documents for local elections. This was commented by Prof. Mihail Konstantinov - former Deputy Chairman of the CEC and former Chairman of the Board of Directors of "Information Service". in the show "The Day Live" on Nova News.
It is not clear who will bear the abbreviation DPS. There are texts in the Electoral Code which say that this is decided by the parliamentary group. It is made up of 22 people with Delyan Peevski as its chairman. We will observe unpleasant scenes, he added.
The CEC is appointed by presidential decree based on the 2022 elections. The composition of the CEC is varied. The CEC appoints the RIC, and the RIC the sectional commissions. In many places the problem will go into a loop, it goes to the courts. Interesting times lie ahead. Most of these disputes can be in the court system, Prof. Konstantinov added.
"There is no prohibition for CEC members to be members of parties, but they cannot be in the leadership,", he said regarding CEC chairperson Kamelia Neikova, who is part of the "Sbor" party.
According to him, Bulgaria is holding very good elections. "In Bulgaria, we have elected 3,600 deputies for the last 15 elections. Only one of them was disputed. In 2009, the elections in Turkey were contested and one mandate was lost. In the last election, in which there were voices of unfair conduct, there was no contestation. The CEC has the greatest responsibility, followed by the Ministry of the Interior, Prof. Mihail Konstantinov also commented.
There is a bought vote, so there is evidence. There are people caught, they have confessed. There are convicted dealers, he was categorical.
When asked how fragmented the next parliament will be, he answered: "It will hardly be more fragmented than 7 parties. 6-7 parties would enter, 8 would be a surprise. Politicians must take responsibility. They must remember that there is something above them – Bulgaria".
According to him, there are serious concerns that voter turnout will be lower. And predicts about 2 million people who will vote.
"There are opinions that the regular government will not be in the next parliament, but in the one at the beginning of 2025. Let the US elections pass and the end of the war in Ukraine – things will become clearer. Right now we don't know what will happen. The general tension is transferred to Bulgaria as well", said Prof. Konstantinov.