02:31Dozens of voters were seen attending the polling station in Sofia to cast their ballots as the seventh snap parliamentary elections for the last four years kicked off in Bulgaria on Sunday.
Footage shows voters arriving for the election, casting ballots and using the electronic machine for voting as well as election commission members are seen checking documents and registering voters.
One of the voters Sonia Petrichina underlined the importance of the election, saying that "there will be change only if many people participate in the elections." There is no other way," she continued.
"People will not all come out to vote anymore - that's out of the question. Like years ago there was a voter turnout of over 50 percent. That's completely out of the question. So, I think they need to come to an understanding already. And I feel that there is evidence of such a deal," added another voter Yordan Sivinov.
"I think that politicians are not about compromises, but about interests. If their personal interests meet, they can always form a government," concluded one of the locals Petar Stefanov.
According to local media reports, 12,879 polls were scheduled to open at 7:00 local time (5:00 GMT) and work until 20:00 (18:00 GMT) across the country. The preliminary results are reportedly expected to be published after midnight (22:00 GMT).
Nine parties, nine coalitions and one independent candidate were registered to take part in the parliamentary election including conservative leader Boyko Borissov's GERB party.
According to the Bulgarian Central Election Commission, in total over 6.6 million citizens were registered to participate in the election. A turnout at 16:00 local time (14:00 GMT) was reportedly 26.25 percent across the country compared to 20.44 percent at this time for the election in June.
On August 27, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev appointed Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev as a caretaker to form the interim government until the early parliament election announced to be held on October 27.
'Not about compromises, but about interests' - Voters cast ballots in Sofia as 7th snap parliamentary election kick off
Dozens of voters were seen attending the polling station in Sofia to cast their ballots as the seventh snap parliamentary elections for the last four years kicked off in Bulgaria on Sunday.
Footage shows voters arriving for the election, casting ballots and using the electronic machine for voting as well as election commission members are seen checking documents and registering voters.
One of the voters Sonia Petrichina underlined the importance of the election, saying that "there will be change only if many people participate in the elections." There is no other way," she continued.
"People will not all come out to vote anymore - that's out of the question. Like years ago there was a voter turnout of over 50 percent. That's completely out of the question. So, I think they need to come to an understanding already. And I feel that there is evidence of such a deal," added another voter Yordan Sivinov.
"I think that politicians are not about compromises, but about interests. If their personal interests meet, they can always form a government," concluded one of the locals Petar Stefanov.
According to local media reports, 12,879 polls were scheduled to open at 7:00 local time (5:00 GMT) and work until 20:00 (18:00 GMT) across the country. The preliminary results are reportedly expected to be published after midnight (22:00 GMT).
Nine parties, nine coalitions and one independent candidate were registered to take part in the parliamentary election including conservative leader Boyko Borissov's GERB party.
According to the Bulgarian Central Election Commission, in total over 6.6 million citizens were registered to participate in the election. A turnout at 16:00 local time (14:00 GMT) was reportedly 26.25 percent across the country compared to 20.44 percent at this time for the election in June.
On August 27, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev appointed Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev as a caretaker to form the interim government until the early parliament election announced to be held on October 27.
Dozens of voters were seen attending the polling station in Sofia to cast their ballots as the seventh snap parliamentary elections for the last four years kicked off in Bulgaria on Sunday.
Footage shows voters arriving for the election, casting ballots and using the electronic machine for voting as well as election commission members are seen checking documents and registering voters.
One of the voters Sonia Petrichina underlined the importance of the election, saying that "there will be change only if many people participate in the elections." There is no other way," she continued.
"People will not all come out to vote anymore - that's out of the question. Like years ago there was a voter turnout of over 50 percent. That's completely out of the question. So, I think they need to come to an understanding already. And I feel that there is evidence of such a deal," added another voter Yordan Sivinov.
"I think that politicians are not about compromises, but about interests. If their personal interests meet, they can always form a government," concluded one of the locals Petar Stefanov.
According to local media reports, 12,879 polls were scheduled to open at 7:00 local time (5:00 GMT) and work until 20:00 (18:00 GMT) across the country. The preliminary results are reportedly expected to be published after midnight (22:00 GMT).
Nine parties, nine coalitions and one independent candidate were registered to take part in the parliamentary election including conservative leader Boyko Borissov's GERB party.
According to the Bulgarian Central Election Commission, in total over 6.6 million citizens were registered to participate in the election. A turnout at 16:00 local time (14:00 GMT) was reportedly 26.25 percent across the country compared to 20.44 percent at this time for the election in June.
On August 27, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev appointed Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev as a caretaker to form the interim government until the early parliament election announced to be held on October 27.