PM Glavchev Calls for an End to "Election Game" Ahead of Upcoming Parliamentary Elections

Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev stated at the beginning of today's government meeting, the last before the early parliamentary elections on Sunday, October 27, that it is high time for the ongoing series "Election Game," which has been running for several years, to come to an end. "We all want a regular, stable government that can address the concerns of Bulgarian citizens," he emphasized.

Glavchev noted that in the two caretaker cabinets he has led in recent months, three priorities have been established: conducting fair and transparent elections, following Bulgaria's European path, and addressing the problems of citizens.

"As a caretaker government, we have taken on the task of ensuring voting without doubts of distortion and vote buying," said Glavchev, adding that it would be an illusion to claim that there are no attempts at vote buying. "We have significantly increased our efforts in this area compared to previous elections, even though no one claimed that the previous ones were not fair and transparent. We have ramped up the measures against vote buying, with the Ministry of Interior and the Prosecutor's Office actively involved, as well as the Ministry of Electronic Management concerning the voting machines," he continued, urging citizens to vote en masse.

The Prime Minister reminded that last week in Brussels, several important meetings for Bulgaria took place, including the first summit between the EU and the Gulf Cooperation Council and the regular meeting of the European Council. The main topics discussed were the tensions in the Middle East and Ukraine. Bulgaria's position is that restraint and de-escalation should be exercised, and diplomatic means should be used to resolve the crisis in the Middle East. "Regarding Ukraine, there...