Parallel Count: New Parliament Includes MECH, "Vazrazhdane" Now Second Largest Party

Preliminary results from the parallel vote count by Gallup International, based on 80% of the sample and funded by NOVA, show the following outcomes in Bulgaria's parliamentary elections:

• GERB-SDS leads with 24.4% of the vote.
• "Vazrazhdane" ranks second, securing 13.7%.
• PP-DB holds third with 13.5%.
• Following are DPS - New Beginning (11.7%), Alliance for Rights and Freedoms (10.1%), BSP - United Left (7.8%), There Is Such a People (TISP) (6.9%), and MECH (5.0%).
• "Velichie" remains below the threshold at 3.8%.

The option "I do not support anyone" was chosen by 3.6% of voters, with voter turnout at 36.4%.

Projected seat allocation for an 8-party parliament based on the 80% sample:

• GERB-SDS: 62 seats
• "Vazrazhdane": 36 seats
• PP-DB: 35 seats
• DPS - New Beginning: 30 seats
• Alliance for Rights and Freedoms: 26 seats
• BSP - United Left: 20 seats
• TISP: 18 seats
• MECH: 13 seats