Mihail Konstantinov

During the forthcoming elections one major problem will arise again - the vote of Bulgarians abroad. There are less than 1 million Bulgarians living in other countries, not more, whereas some are talking about 2-3 million, said head of the Information Services Prof. Mihail Konstantinov before BNT.

A new mobile app will assist election committees in counting votes. This was explained in the morning block of Nova Television by Prof. Mihail Konstantinov.

There are attempts to interfere in our internal affairs but I am fully convinced that these will not be successful, like they have been unsuccessful so far, stated the chairman of the Board of Directors of the venture Information Services Mihail Konstantinov.

Disappointed Bulgarians who cross the new "I do not support anybody" option on their ballot papers in presidential elections on November 6, may end up inadvertently assisting the strongest candidate, experts have warned.

A new cyber attack targeted on Sunday the website of Bulgaria's Central Election Commission (CIK) during a run-off vote of local elections, officials say.

The attack was "weaker" compared to the one of last week, when the first round and a referendum on online voting were held, Prof Mihail Konstantinov, who heads state-owned Information Services company, has told Focus News Agency.

An unprecedented hack attack to which the Central Election Commission of Bulgaria and several ministries were exposed on local elections day last week will not affect voting results, officials say.

Eight people have died because of the floods in Edirne, and 5 000 more have been unable to leave their quarters. Helicopters are the only vehicles able to access the affected areas. As a result, several Turkish citizens have threatened to sue Bulgaria over the damages. 

Prof Mihail Konstantinov has been heading the Board of Directors at Information Services since January 8, the state-owned IT company's website [BG] shows.

Bulgarian voters living in the US have insisted in their right to vote for party lists and to cast a ballot for independent candidates.

Under the present regulations expats are denied the option to vote for entire lists, i.e. also to use the preference tool.

The Movement For Rights and Freedoms (DPS) are standing every chance of getting 40 MP seats within the next legislature, an expert has predicted.

Prof. Mihail Konstantinov, formerly election watchdog member and ex-head of the state company counting the ballots, has put the DPS's projected result at 550 000 votes.