SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's president on Wednesday proposed a referendum on voting rules to try to restore public trust in the Balkan country's politicians after years of instability and scandals.
The referendum, which if approved would be held alongside local elections in late October, would ask voters to choose whether they want to elect some lawmakers directly rather than from party lists, whether to make voting compulsory and whether to allow electronic voting.
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