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Elections in Bulgaria gives information on election and election results in Bulgaria.
Bulgaria elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people. The National Assembly (Narodno Sabranie) has 240 members, 209 elected for a four-year term by proportional representation in multi-seat constituencies with a 4% threshold, and 31 through First Past the Post seats corresponding to the provinces and the largest cities. Bulgaria has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
National legislatures [edit]
| Legislatures |
Term |
Seats |
| Constituent Assembly |
10.02.1879-16.04.1879 |
231 |
| 1 Grand National Assembly |
17.04.1879-26.06.1879 |
231 |
| 1 Ordinary National Assembly |
21.10.1879-24.11.1879 |
158 |
| 2 Ordinary National Assembly |
23.03.1880-18.12.1880 |
172 |
| 2 Grand National Assembly |
01.07.1881 |
307 |
| 3 Ordinary National Assembly |
10.12.1882-25.12.1883 |
47 |
| 4 Ordinary National Assembly |
27.06.1884-06.09.1886 |
195/286 |
| 3 Grand National Assembly |
19.10.1886-03.08.1887 |
493 |
| 5 Ordinary National Assembly |
15.10.1887-17.12.1889 |
285 |
| 6 Ordinary National Assembly |
15.10.1890-15.12.1892 |
276 |
| 4 Grand National Assembly |
03.05.1893-17.05.1893 |
577 |
| 7 Ordinary National Assembly |
15.10.1893-21.12.1893 |
145 |
| 8 Ordinary National Assembly |
15.10.1894-04.02.1896 |
149 |
| 9 Ordinary National Assembly |
01.12.1896-19.12.1898 |
159 |
| 10 Ordinary National Assembly |
16.05.1899-29.11.1900 |
169 |
| 11 Ordinary National Assembly |
22.02.1901-23.12.1901 |
166 |
| 12 Ordinary National Assembly |
22.04.1902-31.03.1903 |
188 |
| 13 Ordinary National Assembly |
02.11.1903-22.12.1907 |
189 |
| 14 Ordinary National Assembly |
15.06.1908-15.02.1911 |
203 |
| 5 Grand National Assembly |
09.06.1911-09.07.1911 |
414 |
| 15 Ordinary National Assembly |
15.10.1911-23.07.1913 |
213 |
| 16 Ordinary National Assembly |
19.12.1913-31.12.1913 |
204 |
| 17 Ordinary National Assembly |
20.03.1914-15.04.1919 |
257 |
| 18 Ordinary National Assembly |
02.10.1919-20.02.1920 |
237 |
| 19 Ordinary National Assembly |
15.04.1920-11.03.1923 |
232 |
| 20 Ordinary National Assembly |
21.05.1923-11.06.1923 |
245 |
| 21 Ordinary National Assembly |
09.12.1923-15.04.1927 |
267 |
| 22 Ordinary National Assembly |
19.06.1927-18.04.1931 |
275 |
| 23 Ordinary National Assembly |
20.08.1931-19.05.1934 |
283 |
| 24 Ordinary National Assembly |
22.05.1938-27.04.1939 |
160 |
| 25 Ordinary National Assembly |
24.02.1940-23.08.1944 |
160 |
| 26 Ordinary National Assembly |
15.12.1945-28.09.1946 |
279 |
| 6 Grand National Assembly |
07.11.1946-21.10.1949 |
465(375) |
| 1(27) National Assembly |
17.01.1950-02.11.1953 |
239 |
| 2(28) National Assembly |
14.01.1954-11.12.1957 |
249 |
| 3(29) National Assembly |
13.01.1958-04.11.1961 |
254 |
| 4(30) National Assembly |
15.03.1962-08.12.1965 |
321 |
| 5(31) National Assembly |
11.03.1966-18.05.1971 |
416 |
| 6(32) National Assembly |
07.07.1971-09.03.1976 |
400 |
| 7(33) National Assembly |
15.06.1976-07.04.1981 |
400 |
| 8(34) National Assembly |
16.06.1981-21.03.1986 |
400 |
| 9(35) National Assembly |
17.06.1986-03.04.1990 |
400 |
| 7 Grand National Assembly |
10.07.1990-02.10.1991 |
400 |
| 36 National Assembly |
04.11.1991-17.10.1994 |
240 |
| 37 National Assembly |
12.01.1995-13.02.1997 |
240 |
| 38 National Assembly |
07.05.1997-19.04.2001 |
240 |
| 39 National Assembly |
05.07.2001-17.06.2005 |
240 |
| 40 National Assembly |
11.07.2005- 27.06.2009 |
240 |
| 41 National Assembly |
14.07.2009–14.03.2013 |
240 |
Parliamentary election [edit]
Further information:
Bulgarian parliamentary election, 1990,
Bulgarian parliamentary election, 1991,
Bulgarian parliamentary election, 1994,
Bulgarian parliamentary election, 1997,
Bulgarian parliamentary election, 2001,
Bulgarian parliamentary election, 2005,
Bulgarian parliamentary election, 2009, and
Bulgarian parliamentary election, 2013Parliamentary elections have been held in Bulgaria since 1879. There was a period of single party system between 1945 and 1989 during communism, during which only the Communist Party was allowed to stand. Until 1945 there was no universal suffrage for the women. The table below show the elections since 1990, when the government was changed to republic.
The last parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 5 July 2009.[1][2] The decisive winner with 40% of the vote was Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (or GERB) party, led by Sofia mayor Boyko Borisov.
The majority vote provided additional 31 seats corresponding to the constituencies of the 28 Provinces of Bulgaria with an additional 3 reserved for the most populated cities of Sofia and Plovdiv. The elected majoritarian candidates are elected through first past the post method. GERB gained 26 seats, while Movement for Rights and Freedoms gained 5 of them. After receiving additional seats from the majority vote in total GERB amassed 117 out of 240 seats in the parliament and is to head a centre-right government alone.
Distribution of votes by constituency, 2009 election
e • d Summary of the 2009 National Assembly of Bulgaria election results:
| Party |
Votes |
% |
+/– |
Seats |
+/– |
| |
Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria |
1,678,583 |
39.7 |
new |
91 |
new |
| |
Coalition for Bulgaria |
748,114 |
17.7 |
−13.3 |
40 |
−42 |
| |
Movement for Rights and Freedoms |
592,381 |
14.0 |
+1.2 |
32 |
+3 |
| |
Attack |
395,707 |
9.4 |
+1.3 |
21 |
±0 |
| |
Blue Coalition |
285,671 |
6.8 |
−7.3 |
15 |
−22 |
| |
Order, Law and Justice |
174,570 |
4.1 |
new |
10 |
new |
| |
Lider |
137,795 |
3.3 |
new |
— |
— |
| |
National Movement for Stability and Progress |
127,470 |
3.0 |
−16.9 |
— |
−53 |
| |
The Greens |
21,841 |
0.5 |
new |
— |
— |
| |
For the Homeland |
11,524 |
0.3 |
— |
— |
— |
| |
Bulgarian Left Coalition |
8,762 |
0.2 |
— |
— |
— |
| |
Union of the Patriotic Forces |
6,426 |
0.2 |
— |
— |
— |
| |
Social Democrats |
5,004 |
0.1 |
— |
— |
— |
| |
Bulgarian New Democracy |
3,813 |
0.1 |
— |
— |
— |
| |
The Other Bulgaria |
3,455 |
0.1 |
— |
— |
— |
| |
Party of the Liberal Alternative and Peace |
2,828 |
0.1 |
— |
— |
— |
| |
Union of the Bulgarian Patriots |
2,175 |
0.1 |
— |
— |
— |
| |
National Movement for the Salvation of the Fatherland |
1,874 |
0.0 |
— |
— |
— |
| Total valid votes |
4,226,194 |
100.00 |
— |
209 |
— |
| Invalid votes |
97,387 |
2.25 |
— |
— |
— |
| Votes cast (turnout: 60.20%) |
4,323,581 |
100.00 |
— |
— |
— |
| Registred voters |
7,129,965 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Source: Bulgarian Parliament Electoral Commission of Bulgaria |
Distribution of votes by constituency, 2005 election
e • d Summary of the 2005 National Assembly of Bulgaria election results:
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/− |
|
Coalition for Bulgaria |
1,129,196 |
31.0 |
82 |
+34 |
|
National Movement Simeon II |
725,314 |
19.9 |
53 |
−67 |
|
Movement for Rights and Freedoms |
467,400 |
12.8 |
34 |
+13 |
|
National Union Attack |
296,848 |
8.1 |
21 |
+21 |
|
United Democratic Forces |
280,323 |
7.7 |
20 |
−31 |
|
Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria |
234,788 |
6.4 |
17 |
+17 |
|
People's Union |
189,268 |
5.2 |
13 |
+13 |
|
Others |
324,050 |
8.8 |
0 |
- |
|
Total valid votes |
3,648,177 |
100.0 |
240 |
- |
| Invalid votes |
99,616 |
|
| Votes cast (turnout: 55.8%) |
3,747,793 |
| Registered voters in the main list |
6,720,941 |
| Source: Electoral Commission of Bulgaria and Adam Carr's Electoral Archive |
Summary of the 2001 National Assembly of Bulgaria election results:
Summary of the 1997 National Assembly of Bulgaria election results:
Summary of the 1994 National Assembly of Bulgaria election results:
Summary of the 1991 National Assembly of Bulgaria election results:
Summary of the 1990 National Assembly of Bulgaria election results:
|
Party |
Votes |
Seats |
|
Coalition for Bulgaria |
2,886,363 |
211 |
|
Union of Democratic Forces |
2,216,127 |
144 |
|
Bulgarian Agrarian National Union |
491,597 |
16 |
|
Movement for Rights and Freedoms |
368,929 |
24 |
|
Alternative Socialist Parties |
121,514 |
2 |
|
Patriotic Party of Labour |
36,668 |
2 |
|
Others |
|
|
|
Total |
6,333,334 (90.3%) |
400 |
Presidential election [edit]
Presidential elections are held since 1992. The last were held in 2011.
e • d Summary of the 2011 Bulgarian presidential election results:
| Candidate |
Party |
First round |
Second round |
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
| Rosen Plevneliev |
Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria |
1,349,380 |
40.11 |
1,698,136 |
52.58 |
| Ivaylo Kalfin |
Bulgarian Socialist Party |
974,300 |
28.96 |
1,531,193 |
47.42 |
| Meglena Kuneva |
Initiative committee |
470,808 |
14.00 |
|
| Volen Siderov |
Attack |
122,466 |
3.64 |
|
| Stefan Solakov |
National Front for Salvation of Bulgaria |
84,205 |
2.50 |
|
| Rumen Hristov |
Union of Democratic Forces |
65,761 |
1.95 |
|
| Atanas Semov |
Order, Law and Justice |
61,797 |
1.84 |
|
| Svetoslav Vitkov |
Initiative committee |
54,125 |
1.61 |
|
| Sali Ibrayim |
National Movement Unity |
41,837 |
1.24 |
|
| Krasimir Karakachanov |
IMRO – Bulgarian National Movement |
33,236 |
0.99 |
|
| Aleksey Petrov |
Initiative committee |
31,613 |
0.94 |
|
| Maria Kapon |
United People's Party |
30,665 |
0.91 |
|
| Nikolay Nenchev |
Bulgarian Agrarian National Union |
9,827 |
0.29 |
|
| Pavel Chernev |
Party for the People of the Nation |
8,081 |
0.24 |
|
| Ventsislav Yosifov |
Initiative committee |
7,021 |
0.21 |
|
| Dimitar Kutsarov |
Initiative committee |
6,989 |
0.21 |
|
| Andrey Chorbanov |
Bulgarian Democratic Unity |
6,340 |
0.19 |
|
| Nikolay Vasilev |
Initiative committee |
5,633 |
0.17 |
|
| Total valid votes |
3,364,084 |
100 |
3,229,329 |
100 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
229,844 |
6.40 |
104,837 |
3.14 |
| Votes cast |
3,593,928 |
100 |
3,334,166 |
100 |
| Registered voters/turnout |
6,873,589 |
52.29 |
6,910,491 |
48.25 |
| Source: Electoral Commission of Bulgaria |
e • d Summary of the 2006 Bulgarian presidential election results:
| Candidate |
Party |
First round |
Second round |
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
| Georgi Parvanov |
Bulgarian Socialist Party |
1,780,119 |
64.047% |
2,050,488 |
75.948% |
| Volen Siderov |
Attack |
597,175 |
21.486% |
649,387 |
24.052% |
| Nedelcho Beronov |
Union of Democratic Forces |
271,078 |
9.753% |
|
|
| Georgi Markov |
Order, Law and Justice |
75,478 |
2.716% |
|
|
| Petar Beron |
Initiative committee |
21,812 |
0.785% |
|
|
| Grigor Velev |
Аll in one Bulgaria |
19,857 |
0.714% |
|
|
| Lyuben Petrov |
Initiative committee |
13,854 |
0.498% |
|
|
| Total / turnout |
2,856,734 (44.3%) |
100.000% |
2,757,441 (42.8%) |
100.000% |
e • d Summary of the 2001 Bulgarian presidential election results:
| Candidate |
Party |
First round |
Second round |
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
| Georgi Parvanov |
Bulgarian Socialist Party |
1,032,665 |
36.4% |
2,043,443 |
54.1% |
| Petar Stoyanov |
Union of Democratic Forces |
991,680 |
34.9% |
1,731,676 |
45.9% |
| Bogomil Bonev |
Citizens' Party of Bulgaria |
546,801 |
19.3% |
|
|
| Reneta Indzhova |
Democratic Alliance |
139,680 |
4.9% |
|
|
| George Ganchev |
Bulgarian Business Block |
95,481 |
3.4% |
|
|
| Petar Beron |
Union for Bulgaria |
31,394 |
1.1% |
|
|
| Total valid votes / turnout |
2,850,297 (41.6%) |
100.0% |
3,784,036 (54.9%) |
100.0% |
| Source: President of Bulgaria and Demetra/BAN |
Summary of the 1996 Bulgarian presidential election results:
| Candidate |
Party |
First round |
Second round |
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
| Petar Stoyanov |
Union of Democratic Forces |
1,889,825 |
44.1 |
2,502,517 |
59.7 |
| Ivan Marazov |
Bulgarian Socialist Party |
1,158,204 |
27.0 |
1,687,242 |
40.3 |
| George Ganchev |
Bulgarian Business Bloc |
937,686 |
21.9 |
|
| Aleksander Tomov |
Independent |
135,571 |
3.2 |
|
| Hristo Boychev |
Movement for the Protection of Retired, Unemployed and Poor People |
57,668 |
1.3 |
|
| Vera Ilieva |
Bulgarian Communist Party |
34,004 |
0.8 |
|
| Slavomir Tsankov |
Union of Democratic Forces and Movements "Era 3" |
22,724 |
0.5 |
|
| Ivan Stoyanov |
Democratic Party in Bulgaria |
14,659 |
0.3 |
|
| Mincho Minchev |
Patriotic Party of Labour |
13,567 |
0.3 |
|
| Mitko Dimitrov |
Alliance for the Preservation of Bulgaria's Wealth |
7,793 |
0.2 |
|
| Lyubomir Stefanov |
Alternative Socialist Alliance |
6,056 |
0.1 |
|
| Dimitar Markovski |
Free Cooperative Party |
5,823 |
0.1 |
|
| Iliyan Nikolov |
Bulgarian National Ecological Party Veliko Tarnovo |
4,920 |
0.1 |
|
| Invalid/blank votes |
28,662 |
– |
25,412 |
– |
| Total |
4,317,161 (63.3%) |
100 |
4,215,145 (61.8%) |
100 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver, University of Essex |
Summary of the 1992 Bulgarian presidential election results:
| Candidate |
Party |
First round |
Second round |
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
| Zhelyu Zhelev |
Union of Democratic Forces |
2,261,913 |
44.4 |
2,738,436 |
52.8 |
| Velko Valkanov |
Bulgarian Socialist Party |
1,546,843 |
30.4 |
2,443,435 |
47.2 |
| George Ganchev |
Bulgarian Business Bloc |
853,044 |
16.8 |
|
| Blagovest Sendov-Ognyan Saparev |
Independent |
113,897 |
2.2 |
|
| Other candidates |
315,482 |
6.2 |
|
| Invalid/blank votes |
48,712 |
– |
24,382 |
– |
| Total |
5,139,891 (75.4%) |
100 |
5,206,253 (75.2%) |
100 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
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