The number of Bulgarians living abroad who have applied to vote in the early parliamentary elections on April 19 has nearly doubled compared with the last vote in October 2024. By the March 24 midnight deadline, a total of 60,897 electronic applications had been submitted, according to the Central Election Commission (CEC). Chairperson Kamelia Neykova described the surge as dramatic, noting that just over 30,000 applications were submitted in the previous election. The largest numbers of