2024-09-16 00:29:22
The CEC makes its decisions in accordance with the provisions of the law, and not under political pressure. This was stated by Kamelia Neikova, the chairman of the CEC.
“I can say for myself that in no way, not only for this election, but also going back in time, no one has tried or put pressure on the way I vote. None of the other colleagues shared either that he was influenced. Many things were written and said in the public space – unfortunately, a large part – which violate the trust in the work of the CEC. It is as if someone is trying to create distrust in this body.
CEC is not influenced by decisions of politicians, political parties and coalitions. The problems that arise within the political entities themselves must be resolved within the parties themselves. Nobody can expect us to make their decisions.”
Neikova explained that she and her colleagues are facing an unprecedented situation regarding what is happening in the DPS.
“One political party with two chairpersons who represent the party jointly and separately, i.e. they have completely equal rights to submit applications that are contrary. This intra-party matter must be resolved within the party itself. The CEC has neither the right nor can interfere in its resolution. There is no way for the CEC to refuse the acceptance of documents”.
She commented on the possibility that successive appeals before the court could change the registration picture regarding the “DPS” brand.
“Everything is possible for the court to decide when considering a complaint. When it issues a decision that changes someone’s registration, the CEC must implement it”.
Neykova pointed out to BNR that the coalition around Victoria Vasileva did not meet the required number of signatures to participate in the elections on October 27.
“The signatures are presented on paper, which contains written names, social security number and handwritten signature of the voter who supported this political entity for participation in the elections”.
Tomorrow – 16.09, the CEC and the six ministers to whom the Council of Ministers has assigned functions for the organization of the elections, will discuss the government’s ideas for conducting a transparent vote. Some of them were already announced in a letter to the media.
“The way in which the proposals were first publicly distributed and then submitted to the CEC is strange. The authorities should talk to each other.
Some of the proposals have already been made by the CEC during previous elections, such as keeping a register of the seals that are placed on the different compartments of the machine, not just the compartment where the flash memories are.
Kamelia Neikova also pointed out that the CEC held a meeting with the management of the BNB printing house.
“Again, they assured us that the paper met those requirements that the machine manufacturer had set so that the printers would run smoothly.”