In the last two weeks of April, the National Assembly of Bulgaria has approved a series of amendments to its Electoral Code. New rules include mandatory voting for resident citizens accompanied by deletion from electoral roll if the citizen fails to come to the ballot box in two consecutive elections of the same type – e.g., presidential or parliamentary, as well as fa ban for representatives and employees of officially-recognised religions from supporting electoral campaigns. The relevant provisions of the code have had the final vote in the parliament, but are not in force yet as the voting on the other chapters of the code is  still ongoing.

For more information check Sofia Globe here and here, and see our country profile page for more information on the electoral rights in Bulgaria.