In the small south-eastern town of Lisitsite, the largely elderly population has no easy way of accessing polling stations for the election on Sunday.
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00:00Bulgarians are voting for a new government on Sunday, but not everyone is eager to do
00:07so.
00:08The less than 20 residents in the rural town of Lizitsite have no way of reaching the polling
00:13stations except by boat or by walking three kilometers along a railway track to the neighboring
00:19town.
00:20I have been looking for a way to get here for many years.
00:21I have been here for 70 years.
00:22How can I see Krasnodar from here?
00:23Look.
00:24There is no road here.
00:25The elderly population doesn't see a point in voting this time.
00:34They are over 70 years old.
00:37Do they vote?
00:38They are older.
00:39I can't walk now.
00:40Voter turnout in Bulgaria reached a record low in June at just 34 percent.
00:52Many Bulgarians are doubtful any change will come from Sunday's election.