Bulgarian Election Commission Registers Rival DPS Factions Simultaneously

The Central Election Commission (CEC) in Bulgaria accepted the registration documents of the two factions within the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) simultaneously, for the upcoming parliamentary elections on October 27. The factions, led by Ahmed Dogan and Delyan Peevski, reached a compromise after nearly seven hours of delay.

Both groups presented their papers at the same time, sitting next to each other to ensure neither faction would appear to submit first....