According to the Executive Director of Transparency International Bulgaria, Kalin Slavov, in terms of the total number of machines, those that had problems were negligible. Slavov stated that this cannot have impacted the final result of the elections as alternative voting with paper ballots was available.
Slavov highlighted that there were repeated warnings about the chaos that would happen regarding the counting of the ballots and the acceptance of the protocols in the Regional Electoral Commission. He also added that last minute conversion of electoral machines to printers will cause surprises and that there was refusal to engage in any type of expert dialogue on the part of Bulgarian MPs in regard to the adoption of this legislation.
Slavov also mentioned anomalies consisting in moving the votes of a group of people from one party to another without any explanation, as well as in the hours during which voting occurs (usually after 16:00 because that’s when it becomes clear how many votes are needed by whom and that’s possibly when votes can be sold at a better price). He adds that although violations are established post factum, no one can be punished for these violations nor can the results of the elections be changed.
The whole interview with the Executive Director of Transparency International Bulgaria can be found on the Bulgarian National Television website (in Bulgarian).