Balgarianovinite.com The Chair of the parliamentary group of the Alliance for Rights and Freedoms (ARF), Hayri Sadakov, together with Deputy Chairs Sevim Ali and Taner Ali, met with representatives of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). The organization’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has sent a needs assessment mission to Bulgaria in connection with the upcoming early parliamentary elections.
The leadership of the ARF parliamentary group briefed the mission representatives on the current political situation in the country and the reasons that led to the scheduling of early elections. Data were also presented regarding irregularities in the most recent parliamentary elections, as well as a decision of the Constitutional Court of Bulgaria partially annulling the election results.
The parliamentary group called for public resources and state institutions not to be used in favor of specific political forces. It was emphasized that institutions should be clearly distanced from party interests and act as guarantors of the integrity of the electoral process and the protection of the rights of all Bulgarian citizens. The representatives of the ARF said that fair elections are the most effective safeguard of democracy.
During the meeting, the latest amendments to the electoral legislation were also discussed, limiting the number of polling stations outside the European Union to 20. According to ARF, this constitutes a serious infringement on the political rights of Bulgarian citizens living abroad. The parliamentary group stressed that they support the holding of fair and transparent elections in which citizens’ votes are properly counted, regardless of their location.
The leadership of the ARF called for a longer-term presence of OSCE observers during the upcoming elections.
In addition, the issue of restrictions on the use of one’s mother tongue in the election campaign was raised, with concerns expressed about their impact on electoral rights. Alliance for Rights and Freedoms Meets with OSCE Delegation 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-02-17 20:58:47 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law