tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post5182916504160690327..comments2023-10-28T12:01:47.929+00:00Comments on Edward Lucas: Edward Lucashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11369936559712607693noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post-78887628761081546702007-03-20T23:54:00.000+00:002007-03-20T23:54:00.000+00:00The Election Committee in Sofia just buried the id...The Election Committee in Sofia just buried the idea with the nurses. Strange law they have there, not allowing non-residents to vote in European elections:<BR/>"Speaking at their first press conference, the officials from the Central Election Committee explained that the newly accepted MEP laws wouldn't even allow them to vote in those elections, let alone be nominees. Meanwhile citizens from Bulgaria's seaside city of Varna started gathering signatures in support of nominating the five Libya-jailed Bulgarian nurses as MEP candidates.<BR/>The law states that only Bulgarians who have lived in the country or in a EU member state in the three months prior to the election would be able to vote.<BR/>Another requirement is that at least five initiative committees should be formed to nominate each of the nurses."<BR/>http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=78168val pophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964645215828955020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post-11629282628693610862007-03-15T18:00:00.000+00:002007-03-15T18:00:00.000+00:00The idea is noble and clever, but what is the supp...The idea is noble and clever, but what is the support within the parties for it? Are those candidates willing to give up their seats and make this humanitarian gesture?<BR/>I'm sorry for my skepticism, but in the neighboring Romania, European elections have just been postponed for no real reason, just the fear of the liberals and socialists of being punished by the voters and given less mandates then they currently hold.<BR/>That said, if the Bulgarian politicians will show such maturity and selflessness,it would be a great lesson, for both newcomers and old member states.val pophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964645215828955020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post-20529104676642348992007-03-15T17:08:00.000+00:002007-03-15T17:08:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.val pophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964645215828955020noreply@blogger.com