Temporary Traffic Organization in the Center of Pazardzhik on Election Day This Saturday

Press Center of the Pazardzhik Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Interior informs about the intensified preparations to ensure the normal conduct of the elections for President and Vice President of the Republic of Bulgaria, scheduled for October 25, 2026. The process involves employees of the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Interior in Pazardzhik, colleagues from the Regional Directorate of Fire Safety and Population Protection, and other structures of the interior ministry in the region. The total number of mobilized officers exceeds 600, as they monitor order on election day in the region, guard the District Election Commission, polling stations and mobile sections, escort election materials and voting machines, control public order, and ensure fire safety.

Operational headquarters have been formed at the regional directorate and district administrations, mobile teams for signal checks and groups for effective information exchange with the MoI, the State Agency for National Security (DANS), the District Election Commission (RIC), regional and municipal administrations, as well as with the regional prosecutor's office. Inspections for fire safety in the election premises and for storage of election materials have been conducted, as well as security checks by police formations.

Temporary traffic organization in Pazardzhik city: On October 24, Saturday, from 08:00 until the completion of the procedure for distributing and transferring election materials to the stationelected commissions, traffic of motor vehicles on Bulgaria Boulevard between the intersection with Tsar Shishman Street and the intersection with Exarch Joseph Street will be suspended.

On October 25, Sunday, from 19:00 until the completion of the reception of election materials at the RIC, traffic on Bulgaria Boulevard from the intersection with Tsar Shishman Street to the intersection with Prince Alexander Battenberg Street will be restricted. Police and municipal teams will be deployed on site; zones will be marked with road signs, tapes, and barriers.

Protection of the election sections will be carried out by police officers outside the sections themselves. Persons with inappropriate behavior, armed individuals, or those carrying dangerous items will not be allowed. If necessary and at the request of the chairperson of the SIEC (Stationary Election Commission), assistance may be provided to restore order.

In maintaining public order, forces of the Regional Gendarmerie Administration – Plovdiv will also participate. In the service of the “Bulgarian Identity Documents” sector, an organization is being created to assist citizens who wish to vote on election day in Pazardzhik, Pazardzhik, Peshtera, Septemvri, Velingrad, and Panagyurishte.

Working hours of the duty desks are: October 24, 2026 from 08:30 to 17:00; October 25, 2026 from 08:30 to 19:30. In case of lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed identity documents, citizens will receive a voting certificate, which serves only to exercise the right to vote on the day of the vote.

Source: PZdnes