National Assembly

The Bulgarian National Assembly continued its efforts to elect a Speaker, but for the fourth consecutive time, no candidate managed to secure the necessary support. In today's first voting session, the stalemate persisted.

GERB has stated that they will not withdraw Raya Nazaryan's candidacy for Speaker of the 51st National Assembly, according to Deputy Denitsa Sacheva. Speaking to bTV, she emphasized that the outcome of the early elections is clear, and the election of the Parliament's Speaker will determine whether new elections are needed or if the country will move forward with a government.

Tsoncho Ganev of the pro-Russian "Revival" party stated on BNT that no major changes in US policies toward Europe are expected regardless of the outcome of the American presidential elections.

Political analysts are discussing the potential impact of the upcoming US presidential election on the negotiations for forming a government in Bulgaria.

Bulgaria's Central Election Commission (CEC) released the final results of the October 27 vote, confirming the composition of the 51st National Assembly. Eight political groups will be represented, while "Greatness" (Velichie) narrowly missed the cutoff for parliamentary entry.

The exit poll data provides valuable insights into the demographics of voters who participated in yesterday's elections, as explained on BNR by sociologist Yanitsa Petkova from "Gallup International Balkan."

Provisional data from the recent parliamentary elections on October 27 indicates that all parties entering the 51st National Assembly, except for the "Greatness" party, garnered more votes than in the June 9 elections for the 50th National Assembly.

With 93.27% of voting protocols processed, GERB-SDS has won the parliamentary elections with 26.31% of the votes. The following parties are set to enter Bulgaria's 51st National Assembly:

With 88% of protocols processed, preliminary data indicates that nine parties and coalitions will enter Bulgaria's 51st National Assembly. This fragmented parliament marks the first of its kind since the start of democratic reforms in 1989 and mirrors the high party diversity of the 1899 Tenth National Assembly.

Here's the current breakdown of votes:

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: