Elena Shekerletova

The deadline for submitting advance applications to vote abroad in the upcoming early parliamentary elections on October 27 has passed. Approximately 720 polling stations are expected to be opened outside Bulgaria, with the final number to be determined by the Central Election Commission.

The first group of 89 Bulgarians evacuated from Lebanon arrived safely at Sofia Airport last night, where they were greeted by acting Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev, acting Minister of Transport and Communications Krasimira Stoyanova, and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Elena Shekerletova.

The official event will be attended by Mrs. Iliyana Yotova, Vice President of Bulgaria, and Mr Vassil Terziev, Mayor of Sofia

Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov is leaving today for his first official visit to Vienna in an attempt to change Austria's decision to block Bulgaria's membership in the Schengen area. Talks with Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer and meetings in the Austrian Parliament are planned.

Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelova opened Bulgaria's national booth at the International Tourism Fair ITB-Berlin 2019.

Our presence at the biggest tourist fair in the world is of great importance for the presentation of Bulgaria as a year-round destination, the Minister said.

The precise number of applications submitted by Bulgarians for voting abroad in the 26 March snap parliamentary elections is 45,071, announced from BNR.

More than 19,000 of them have been submitted in Turkey.

Political parties want en masse to have representatives in voting sections in Turkey for the upcoming snap election on March 26, announced the head of the working group with the Foreign Ministry Elena Shekerletova.