Referendum to take place on 27 January 2013, President Plevneliev says

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev determined 27 January 2013 as the date, when a national referendum will take place with the question: «Should nuclear energy be developed in Bulgaria through the construction of a new nuclear power plant?».

 The decree is issued pursuant to a text of the Constitution, the parliamentary decision, adopted on 24 October 2012 and a text of the Law on Direct Participation of Citizens in State Authority and Local Self-governance. 

Adapted from Bulgarian National Radio