Over 600 police officers to monitor Sunday's elections in Pazardzhik region

Over 600 staff members of the Ministry of Interior will monitor the normal conduct of election day in Pazardzhik region. They will guard the District Election Commission, polling stations, mobile election sections, escort election materials and voting machines, monitor compliance with public order, ensure fire safety and protect the population. This was announced by the spokesperson of the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Interior in Pazardzhik, Miroslav Stoyanov.

He clarified that operational headquarters have been formed at the regional directorate and district offices, mobile teams for checking signals, groups for effective information exchange with the Ministry of Interior, DANS, the District Election Commission, the regional and municipal administrations, as well as the district and regional prosecutor's office in the region. Inspections have been carried out for fire safety of election premises and storage locations for election materials, security checks and surveys by police structures.

For the period from 08:00 on April 18 (Saturday) until the completion of the procedure for distributing and handing over election materials to the precinct election commissions in Pazardzhik, traffic on Blvd. "Bulgaria" will be suspended from the intersection with "Tsar Shishman" Street to the intersection with "Exarch Yosif" Street. A similar restriction applies to April 19 (Sunday) from 19:00 and concerns traffic on Blvd. "Bulgaria" from the intersection with "Tsar Shishman" Street to the intersection with "Prince Alexander of Battenberg" Street until the completion of the acceptance of election materials in the District Election Commission. Police teams, the municipal administration in Pazardzhik will be deployed on site, and the zone will be marked with signs and barriers.

During the elections, police officers will be stationed outside the sections, and will not allow individuals with behavior that violates public morals, as well as armed persons and those carrying items dangerous to the life and health of citizens, to enter. If necessary and upon request from the chairman of the precinct election commission, the Ministry of Interior staff can provide assistance to restore order and calm in the section.

In the region, teams from the Regional Gendarmerie Command in Plovdiv will assist their colleagues in maintaining public order.

In the "Bulgarian Identity Documents" sector at the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Interior - Pazardzhik and the district offices in Peshtera, Septemvri, Velingrad and Panagyurishte, an organization has been established to assist citizens in exercising their right to vote on election day. The working hours of the duty desks on April 18, 2026 (Saturday) are from 08:30 to 17:00, and on April 19, 2026 (Sunday) from 08:30 to 19:00.

Source: 24chasa.bg