Scope of Activity. Total Number of Election Agents

(1) The election agents shall render support and represent the interests of the candidates in the candidate lists of the political parties, the coalitions of political parties and the nomination committees before the State and local authorities, the public organisations and the election commissions.

(2) The election agent shall have freedom of expression and canvassing and in both oral and written form at election meetings, and care the media service providers.

(3) (Amend. and suppl. - SG 39/16, in force from 26.05.2016) Election agent may be a person who has attained the age of 18 years, is not interdicted, not serving a custodial sentence and never convicted for a deliberate crime of general character.

(4) The total number of the election agents of each candidate list of a party, coalition of political parties and a nomination committee may not exceed the number of polling stations in the respective region (borough).

(5) The total number of the election agents abroad of each candidate list of a party and coalition of political parties and of nomination committee upon elections of MPs, President and Vice President of the Republic and of Members of the European Parliament for the Republic of Bulgaria may not exceed the number of polling stations abroad.

(6) One candidate list may be represented by one election agent per one polling station on the election day. Upon conduct of elections of Municipal councillors and for Mayors the candidate lists for Municipal councillors and for Mayors of the same party or coalition of political parties may only be represented by a total of one election agent per one polling station on the election day. The election agents shall not be bound to a specific polling station.

(7) One person may only be an election agent of one candidate list.