Fears of low turnout as Bulgarians prepare to vote in pandemic
Al Jazeera
Daily infection rates reached a record high days before Sunday’s vote, in which two new populist formations will participate.
Sofia, Bulgaria – With days until Sunday’s parliamentary elections, Bulgaria on Wednesday registered 5,176 daily COVID-19 cases – a record since the start of the pandemic. Despite high infection rates and a strained healthcare system, the Bulgarian government has decided to go forward with the vote. But with a growing number of people in hospital and home quarantine, questions have emerged about how they will be able to vote.
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