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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Bulgaria’s citizens have witnessed for the first time in 22 years badly organised and compromised presidential and local elections, held against the background of unprecedented violations of the law and unconstitutional actions. The principles of pluralism and of equal, universal suffrage, essential for a democratic European state, were violated.
More than 45 000 Bulgarian citizens who had ended up on so-called ‘banned lists’ were deprived of their right to vote. In many constituencies, the use of transparent ballot papers broke the rule of confidentiality guaranteed by the Constitution and Electoral Code. The exceptionally high incidence of signs of vote buying, forcing people to vote under the threat of being sacked, and other forms of vote control are unacceptable in a Member State of the European Union.
Violations were also noted by OSCE and PACE observers in 44% of constituencies. The governing administration’s responsibility for conducting elections in this manner raises a question about Bulgaria’s future in Europe and poses a serious threat to its democratic development."@en1
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