Order of parties and coalitions on ballot paper for July 11 general elections determined

On June 9, Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission held a draw to determine the order in which the parties and coalitions will appear on the ballot paper for the general elections, scheduled for July 11.

The centre-right GERB-UDF collation will appear under number 5, the centre-left Bulgarian Socialist Party is 4, the Movement for Rights and Freedoms - 7, “There is Such a People” is 22.

The order on the ballot paper is as follows:

1. “ MOVEMENT TOGETHER FOR CHANGE" – coalition of parties

2. “FREEDOM” – political party

3. BULGARIAN NATIONAL UNION "NEW DEMOCRACY" – political party

4. "BSP for BULGARIA" – coalition of parties

5. “GERB – Union of Democratic Forces” – coalition of parties

6. "ATAKA" – political party

7. "MOVEMENT FOR RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS" – political party

8. “RISE UP! THUGS OUT! ” – coalition of parties

9. “MIR"– political party

10. “BULGAFIA OF LABOUR AND REASON” – political party

11. “VAZRAZHDANE” – political party

12. “PODEM” – political party

13. “BRIGADA” – political party

14. “DIRECT DEMOCRACY” – political party

15. CIVIC PLATFORM “BULGARIAN SUMMER“ - political party

16. “THE BULGARIAN PATRIOTS – IMRO, VOLYA and NFSB” – coalition of parties

17. "LEFT UNION FOR A CLEAN AND HOLY REPUBLIC" – coalition of parties

18. “Party of THE GREENS” - political party

19. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE RIGHT WING (CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION OF THE RIGHT WING; Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union; Bulgarian Democratic forum; European Middle Class)

20. “VOICE OF THE PEOPLE” – political party

21. "REPUBLICANS FOR BULGARIA"– political party

22. “THERE IS SUCH A PEOPLE” –political party

23. "DEMOCRATIC BULGARIA - UNION"- coalition of parties

The draw was held publicly in the presence of media and representatives of the political formations.

The order for presenting the candidates registered by the parties and coalitions in the various forms of the election campaign on BNT and BNR was also determined.

Yesterday, June 8, was the final deadline for the registration of the lists of candidates. A total of 18 parties and 9 coalitions have applied to run in the July 11th elections.

June 11 is the start of the election campaign. Until June 15, Bulgarians abroad can submit applications that they want to vote. By June 18, the CEC will decide on the number of polling stations and where they will be.

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Bulgarians will be going to the polls on July 11 after the three biggest political powers elected in the April 4 regular parliamentary elections failed to form a government.