Balgarianovinite.com Public officials are attempting to exert improper influence over the electoral process, Bulgaria’s caretaker Interior Minister Emil Dechev said at a briefing in Ruse. He cited specific cases involving a mayor in northwestern Bulgaria and a deputy mayor in a border town.
“In one case in northwestern Bulgaria, a mayor distributed social aid provided by a foundation, placing campaign leaflets of a political party participating in the current elections inside the envelopes. Pre-trial proceedings have been initiated,” said Dechev. “In another case, a deputy mayor of a border town offered an individual to take part in vote-buying, proposing a set amount to be paid to each voter willing to sell their vote, while also suggesting what portion of the money the intermediary could keep.” He added that the Interior Ministry would be uncompromising toward members of parliament and parliamentary candidates despite their immunity, noting that there is a case involving a mayor who is also a candidate for MP.
Dechev paid a visit to Ruse alongside Deputy Interior Minister Kaloyan Miltenov and acting Interior Ministry Secretary General Georgi Kandev as part of a nationwide tour that includes meetings with the leadership of all regional directorates of the Interior Ministry.
The Minister reported that signals of election-related violations have increased by several hundred percent compared with those reported in October 2024, leading to an increase in pre-trial proceedings, detentions, and warning protocols.
Earlier on Thursday, in Ruse’s neighbouring regional centre of Silistra, Dechev said the leadership change in the regional Interior Ministry directorate there was aimed at boosting police efficiency, expressing confidence that the new director, Senior Commissioner Pesho Petrov, will handle election-related challenges and strengthen public trust. Caretaker Interior Minister Dechev Warns of Public Officials Attempting to Influence Elections 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-04-09 16:34:35 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
