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Bulgaria Bulgaria's Parliamentary Election: Results, Seat Distribution, and Coalition Options

Election Winner
GERB
39.7 % of votes
Parties in Parliament
6
-1 compared to 2005
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Final Official Results of Bulgaria's Parliamentary Election

The bars show each party's vote share. Bulgaria's Parliamentary Election Results (Held on 5 July 2009)

GERB
39.7
KzB — BSP
17.7
DPS
14.5
Ataka
9.4
BC
6.8
RZS
4.1
LR
3.3
NDSV
3.0
Other
1.5
Government cannot remain in office

The incumbent governing parties achieved 32.5% of the seats.

Seat Distribution After Bulgaria's Parliamentary Election

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Bulgaria's National Assembly: Coalition Scenarios for a Governing Majority

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121
0 240
Majority 121

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Who Governed Bulgaria After the Election

Election Day 05/07/2009 Government formation 22 days Borisov I 27/07/2009 – 07/11/2014 Raikov Caretaker

Borisov I

 27 July 2009 – 7 November 2014 · 5 years 3 months
116 of 240 seats
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Every party in detail: votes, gains and losses

Orientation Party Votes Seats Link
Centre-Right GERB 39.7 % – 116 –
Left BSP za Balgariya 17.7 % – 40 –
Liberal DPS 14.5 % – 38 –
Far-Right Ataka 9.4 % – 21 –
Centre-Right Sinyata koalitsia 6.8 % – 15 –
Right Red, zakonnost i spravedlivost 4.1 % – 10 –
Liberal LIDER 3.3 % – 0 –
Liberal NDSV 3.0 % – 0 –
Unknown Other Parties 1.5 % – 0 –

Parties Vying for Power in Bulgaria's Parliamentary Election

Political Alignment
Conservative
Social
Market
Progressive
GERB Right Populist BSP za Balgariya Social Democratic DPS Liberal Ataka Far-Right Sinyata koalitsia Conservative Red, zakonnost i spravedlivost Right Populist LIDER Liberal NDSV Liberal Show all parties
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Bulgaria's Parliamentary Election: How It Stacks Up Against Past Votes

2009
2005
2001
2009: GERB 39.7%, KzB — BSP 17.7%, DPS 14.5%, Ataka 9.4%, BC 6.8%, RZS 4.1%. 2005: KzB — BSP 31.0%, DPS 12.8%, Ataka 8.1%. 2001: KzB — BSP 17.2%, DPS 7.5%
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