June 7 marks the end of the campaign period ahead of Bulgaria’s June 9 2024 European Parliament elections, in which the country will elect 17 MEPs, and the simultaneous early National Assembly elections, in which 240 MPs are to be elected.
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00:00 Political campaigns for the upcoming European elections are entering closing stages in Bulgaria.
00:06 June 7th marks the end of the campaign period for Bulgaria ahead of the June 9th elections for representatives at the European Parliament.
00:14 Leading European figures like Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have lent their support to former Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov.
00:23 His Conservative Party GERB is leading in the polls.
00:28 I believe that with our vote we will make sure that the EU is managed well in the coming years.
00:37 The country will elect 17 MEPs voting simultaneously for their own snap election for the National Assembly which will elect 240 members of Parliament.
00:47 The national snap election comes at a time of corruption scandals and Russian propaganda flooding the country.
00:54 Pro-Russian far-right party revival could reach up to 15 or 16% of the votes according to polls.
01:01 The suspension of Russian sanctions and the compensation of Bulgarian business protection,
01:06 the suspension of military aid to Ukraine, as well as the granting of guarantees that no Bulgarian troops will be sent to Ukraine,
01:11 and the suspension of the agreement on the conditions for Bulgaria's membership in the EU.
01:15 These are important, necessary and extremely successful measures that should be taken within the next few weeks.
01:22 You overestimated Mr. Kostadinov.
01:24 According to the polls, Liberal pro-minority party the Movement for Rights and Freedoms could gain 13.5%.
01:35 Closely followed by the anti-corruption reformist force, we continue to change democratic Bulgaria with nearly 13%.
01:44 part of this team.
01:45 (whooshing)