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At stake in this Referendum:

  • Whether or not to build a new nuclear power plant in the country.

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Rosen PLEVNELIEV
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Boyko BORISSOV
  • Assembly: Bulgaria has a unicameral National Assembly (Narodno Sabranie) with 240 seats. ***

*** There are 31 multi-member districts in the list tier. There is a national threshold of 4 percent. Each MMD is also a single-member district in the nominal tier. Each voter gets two votes. Candidates in the list tier may stand in a maximum of two districts. Candidates in the nominal tier may stand in one district only.

Main provisions in the Referendum:

  • For the construction of a new nuclear power plant in Bulgaria.

Electoral Requirements

  • At least 4,345,450 Bulgarian voters must vote for the result to be binding.

Population and number of registered voters:

  • Population: 7,037,935 (July 2012 est.)
  • Registered Voters: 6,950,900 (January 2013 )

Last Updated on 01/31/2013

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