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Post by Vizier of Oz on Jun 23, 2009 0:37:37 GMT -5
Half of Bulgaria's 2009 Voting Stations Abroad Will Be in Turkey Elections 2009 | June 17, 2009, WednesdayAlmost 50% of Bulgaria's voting stations abroad for the 2009 Parliamentary Elections will be located in Turkey. This was announced Wednesday by Biser Troyanov, the Spokesperson of Bulgaria's Central Electoral Commission (CEC). Photo dated May 2007 showing buses with Bulgarian citizens living in Turkey, returning in order to vote. The issue is known as "electoral tourism". Photo by BGNES Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry has proposed to the CEC that a total of 252 voting stations be opened in 62 countries around the world. 123 of those will be located in Turkey. Bulgaria has a sizable minority in Turkey composed mostly of Bulgarian citizens of Turkish origin who emigrated during the assimilation campaign known as the "Revival Process", which was carried out in the late 1980s by the regime of the Bulgarian Communist Party. Ever since then, the influence on the Turkey vote on Bulgarian politics (including by persons residing in Turkey and returning with special buses only in order to vote in Bulgaria) has been a matter of controversy. Under the Bulgarian legislation, Bulgaria could have polling stations abroad in every city with a Bulgarian embassy or consulate. A polling station could be opened in a city without a consulate at the request of at least 100 Bulgarian citizens residing there, or at the special request of the Bulgarian Ambassador in the respective country. www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=104774
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Post by ioan on Jun 23, 2009 10:13:41 GMT -5
That doesnt seem fair. Why dont we have so many in Moldova, Spain, USA where there is also sizeble Bulgarian minorities.
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Post by hellboy87 on Jun 28, 2009 9:54:32 GMT -5
This is BS!
Bulgaria should distance itself from Turkey and only show concern to those of Bulgarian ethnic descent
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Post by thracian08 on Jul 15, 2009 12:33:25 GMT -5
Maybe Turkey has the most Bulgarian Turks though. Did you ever consider that?
BS to you helby - get outa here. - no one likes your remarks !
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Post by Ivanov on Jul 16, 2009 13:25:29 GMT -5
After this circus with the votes and the buses from Turkey, most probably those people will soon regret that they so willingly allowed to be puppets of the Turkish state and Dogan . The new government will probably ban the double citizenship, and they will lose all benefits of being citizens of an EU member state.
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Post by peccafly on Aug 1, 2009 1:35:55 GMT -5
do the voters from turkey pay the cost to go to bulgaria by themselves only to vote ? thats quite wasting money & time i think..
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