The Central Electoral Commission has determined the places and countries in which to form electoral divisions outside the country for the upcoming parliamentary elections on October 27, reports from BNR. There are 710 sections at this stage, in a total of 57 countries, and there will be no sections in Ukraine, Lebanon, Israel, Iran. In neighboring Turkey, the most will be revealed again - 168, and in Great Britain and Northern Ireland they are 112.
The CEC determined 66 sections to be opened in the Federal Republic of Germany and 64 in Spain. In the USA, 53 sections will be opened for our compatriots, in Italy there are 27, and in neighboring Greece – 23.
The sections abroad are also determined on the basis of the submitted applications for voting abroad, as well as the information received from our foreign ministry.
According to current data from the department, it is expected to receive consent from the host countries with a permissive regime for holding the elections from the countries: Austria – for the sections outside diplomatic and consular missions, from Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina and for the sections outside the DCP – for Norway and Switzerland. Therefore, these locations are listed for disclosure subject to a specific permit no later than October 14.
Following the motivated proposal of our embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan, it is not to form a section there due to inexpediency.
The Czech Republic gives permission for sections only on the territory of the diplomatic mission, therefore Brno, Ihlava, Liberec, Mlada Boleslav and Pilsen will also not form sections.
Due to the deteriorating security situation in Tel Aviv, Israel, and Beirut, Lebanon, the MFA has suggested that there be no polling stations.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany gives consent to hold early elections for the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria only for specific locations and addresses.