Elections as an investment: the right of every Bulgarian to be heard

The caretaker government is allocating 65 million euros for the holding of early parliamentary elections, caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov said. He added that the task before the cabinet was both simple and difficult. Everyone knows what needs to be done, but there would be criticism of the costs, he said.

"The truth is that elections are not an expense. They are an investment in the legitimacy of power, in the right of every Bulgarian, regardless of where they are, to be heard," Gyurov also said. Funds are also earmarked for updating voter lists to avoid "dead souls," as well as for video surveillance. "Another part is for opening polling stations abroad, no matter how unpleasant this may be for some," the prime minister commented.

Editor: Miglena Ivanova