Bulgarians in Geneva: Lack of open debate is missed chance in election campaign

There are 11 polling stations in the Swiss Confederation this Sunday. One of them is located at Bulgaria’s Permanent Representation in Geneva. Marin Kachamakov is serving on the precinct election commission there for the ninth consecutive time, his fifth as chair. By noon, just over 50 Bulgarians had cast their ballots at the polling station using a voting machine, although, as is traditionally the case, turnout is expected to be highest towards the end of the day, he says. “In the previous elections in April, around 85% of voters used the voting machine. Today, the law stipulates that in…