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Bulgaria
2022
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Withdrawal of elected members of the National Assembly prior to taking office should be clearly regulated by law.
Recommendation # in final report:
22
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Electoral System
Secondary thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Post-Election Developments
Bulgaria
2023
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Special temporary measures should be introduced to promote women’s representation in elected office. These could include legislative requirements to place women in electable positions, gender-based assessments, training and capacity building programmes, and incentives for media and political parties to promote and increase gender equality.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Participation of Women
Secondary thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Bulgaria
2023
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The relevant authorities, in co-operation with Roma organizations, should support election awareness campaigns among Roma communities to encourage meaningful and inclusive political participation. Legislative incentives for internal party measures should be adopted, promoting minority participation within party leadership and as candidates.
Recommendation # in final report:
18
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of National Minorities
Secondary thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Participation of Minorities
Bulgaria
2024
Early election
EET
Parliamentary
elections
Candidacy restrictions based on residency, criminal conviction, or intellectual or psycho-social disabilities should be reviewed in line with OSCE commitments, international standards and good practice.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Secondary thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Bulgaria
2024
Early election
EET
Parliamentary
elections
Measures to encourage the inclusion of women as candidates, such as a system linking public funding of parties to concrete inclusivity measures, could be considered. Political parties should consider internal steps such as conducting a gender audit, with an aim to review current intra-party practices that curb equitable representation of women within party structures.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of Women
Secondary thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Bulgaria
2023
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Any introduction or change to election technologies should allow sufficient time for piloting, auditing, and certification of equipment and its functioning. The supporting documentation should be publicly available and election observers should have access to all aspects of introduction and use of the election technology.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Secondary thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
New Voting Technologies
Bulgaria
2024
Early election
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To increase its transparency and accountability, the Central Election Commission should ensure that it provides election stakeholders with meaningful access to all aspects of the electoral process, including advance publication of session materials, uninterrupted broadcast of its sessions and working group meetings, and access to its premises.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Bulgaria
2017
Early election
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to remove the procedure for the PEC to handle the ballot after it was issued to the voter to eliminate the potential for infringement on the secrecy of the vote.
Recommendation # in final report:
37
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Election Day
Bulgaria
2021
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
To guarantee efficiency of the machine voting process, the role of election administration in overseeing its implementation, including verifying the reliability of the relevant software and the accuracy of all components, could be strengthened.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Voting Technologies
Bulgaria
2021
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
To promote effective political participation and representation of the individuals belonging to minorities, consideration should be given to introducing legislative measures providing voter information and other election material in minority languages which would improve the understanding of the electoral process.
Recommendation # in final report:
19
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of National Minorities
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Participation of Minorities
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