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 BULGARIA

President: Rumen Radev · Prime Minister: Stefan Yanev · Governing parties: Non-partisan [interim]
Legislative elections: National Assembly, 4-year term, 240 seats, 4% threshold, party-list PR:

Party 2021II 2021I
Ima Takav Narod (ITN)
There Is Such A People		 Anti-corruption politics  
  		 24,1% 65 17,4% 51
Graždani za Evropejsko Razvitie na Bălgaria (GERB)
Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria		 Conservatism
  		 23,5% 63 25,8% 71
Săjuz na Demokratični Sili (SDS)
Union of Democratic Forces		 Conservatism
  		 4
Bălgarska Socialističeska Partija (BSP)
Bulgarian Socialist Party 		Social democracy
  		 13,4% 36 14,8% 43
Demokratična Bălgaria (DB)
Democratic Bulgaria 		Liberal conservatism
Environmentalism  		 12,6% 34 9,3% 27
Dviženie za Prava i Svobodi (DPS)
Movement for Rights and Freedoms		 Minority interests (TUR)
Centrism 		 10,7% 29 10,4% 30
Izpravi Se Mutri Vŭn (ISMV)
Stand Up Mafia Get Out		 Anti-corruption politics 
Liberal conservatism 		 5,0% 13 4,7% 14
VMRO – Bălgarsko Nacionalno Dviženie (VMRO-BND)
VMRO – Bulgarian National Movement		 Nationalism
National conservatism 		 3,1% - 3,6% -
Volja (VOLJA)
Will 		Anti-corruption politics
National conservatism		 2,3% -
Nacionalen Front za Spasenie na Bălgaria (NFSB)
National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria		 Nationalism
  		 -
Others 7,6% - 11,7% -
Total - 240 - 240
Turnout 42,2% 49,1%

 © 2021 Wolfram Nordsieck. Source: Central Election Commission (http://results.cik.bg).
Archive: Legislative elections, 2005-2021I ( For full coverage, 1945-1946/1990-present, click here):
2005 2009 2013 2014 2017 2021I
GERB % - 39,7 30,5 32,7 32,7 25,8
  S. - 116 97 84 95 75
ITN % - - - - - 17,4
  S. - - - - - 51
BSP (KB) % 31,0 17,7 26,6 15,4 27,2 14,8
  S. 82 40 84 39 80 43
DPS % 12,8 14,5 11,3 14,8 9,0 10,4
  S. 84 38 36 38 26 30
DB % - - - - - 9,3
  S. - - - - - 27
ISMV % - - - - - 4,7
  S. - - - - - 14
VMRO-BND % BNS RZS 1,9 PF OP 3,6
  S. (5) - - (8) (11) -
VOLJA (...) % - - - - 4,2 2,3
  S. - - - - 12 -
ABV % - - - 4,2 1,6 0,5
  S. - - - 11 - -
ATAKA % 8,1 9,4 7,3 4,5 OP 0,5
  S. 21 21 23 11 (7) -
SDS (ODS, SK) % 7,7 6,8 1,4 RB RB GERB
  S. 20 15 - (5) - (4)
DSB % 6,4 SK 2,9 RB RB DB
  S. 17 (5) - (4) - ...
NFSB % - - 3,7 PF OP VOLJA
  S. - - - (11) (9) -
OB (PF) % - - - 7,3 9,1 -
  S. - - - 19 27 -
RB % - - - 8,9 3,1 -
  S. - - - 23 - -
BBC % - - - 5,7 - -
  S. - - - 15 - -
NDSV (...) % 19,9 3,0 1,6 0,2 - -
  S. 53 - - - - -
RZS % - 4,1 1,7 - - -
  S. - 10 - - - -
BNS % 5,2 - - - - -
   S. 13 - - - - -
Others % 8,9 4,8 11,1 6,3 13,1 10,7
  S. - - - - - -
Total S. 240 240 240 240 240 240
Turnout % 55,8 60,2 51,3 51,1 54,1 49,1

Abbreviations: GERB: Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria; ITN: There Is Such A People; BSP: Bulgarian Socialist Party (2001-2013: Coalition for Bulgaria, KB); DPS: Movement for Rights and Freedoms; DB: Democratic Bulgaria; ISMV: Stand Up Mafia Get Out; VMRO-BND: VMRO-Bulgarian National Movement; VOLJA: Will (2021: VOLJA-NFSB); ABV: Alternative for Bulgarian Development; ATAKA: Attack (2005: Coalition Attack, ATAKA); SDS: Union of Democratic Forces (2005: United Democratic Forces, ODS; 2009: Blue Coalition, SK); DSB: Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria; NFSB: National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria; OP: United Patriots (2017: Patriotic Front, PF); RB: Reformist Bloc; BBC: Bulgaria Without Censorship; NDSV: National Movement for Stability and Progress (2005: National Movement Simeon II, NDSV; 2013: Center-Freedom and Dignity, C-SD); RZS: Order Lawfulness Justice; BNS: Bulgarian People's Union. © 2021 Wolfram Nordsieck.