Bulgaria Prepares 9,354 Machine-Equipped Polling Stations for April 19 Early Vote

Bulgaria has announced that a total of 11,836 polling stations will be open for the April elections, with 9,354 of them equipped with voting machines for the early voting scheduled on April 19. Mobile polling stations and those located in social care facilities, nursing homes, hospitals, detention centers, prisons, and on ships flying the Bulgarian flag have not yet been fully organized, and officials encourage higher voter turnout on election day. Preparations for the April 19 vote began before President Iliana Yotova issued the formal decree, allowing the Central Election Commission (CEC) to complete much of the preparatory work in advance....