Election – rroma.org https://rroma.org Sat, 17 Oct 2026 13:50:56 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://rroma.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-greenwheel_large-1-32x32.png Election – rroma.org https://rroma.org 32 32 Bulgaria: Vote Buying? https://rroma.org/bulgaria-vote-buying-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bulgaria-vote-buying-2 Sat, 17 Oct 2026 13:50:56 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=35671 Roma in Ruse were reportedly offered around 300 euros per vote during the elections.

Their leader, Varban Varbanov, organized a protest to alert authorities about political pressure and threats he received from a local party representative.

Varbanov claims that intermediaries were pressuring him to influence the Roma community to vote for a specific presidential candidate pair in the upcoming elections.

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]]> Bulgarian Presidential Election https://rroma.org/bulgarian-presidential-election/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bulgarian-presidential-election Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:08:29 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=35653 According to the Bulgarian press and a large number of articles, measures are being taken to ensure free voting for citizens in the upcoming presidential elections, as stated by the acting chief secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Lyubomir Nikolov.

Efforts are focused on combating vote buying, with 140 police operations conducted primarily in Roma neighbourhoods, resulting in two pre-trial proceedings. There are widely shared views that votes canm be bought in Roma neighbourhoods.

The Ministry is also monitoring cyber threats closely, particularly on election day, and is investigating a recent arson incident involving Starlink antennas near Sofia.

]]> Romani Politics https://rroma.org/romani-politics-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=romani-politics-2 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:20:10 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=35150 The Civil Movement of Roma in Serbia announced its decision to withdraw from negotiations for a joint electoral list with the Union of Roma in Serbia for the upcoming parliamentary elections on October 25.

The negotiations, which began on September 5, included the Roma Party, the Democratic Union of Roma, the Union of Roma in Serbia, and the Civil Movement of Roma in Serbia.

The Civil Movement stated that while there was initial agreement on the idea of a joint electoral performance, subsequent discussions failed due to disagreements over proposals made by the Union of Roma in Serbia.

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