Progressive Bulgaria leads with 44.6% after 87% of votes in
With 87.2% of ballots counted in Bulgaria’s parliamentary election, Progressive Bulgaria leads at 44.6%, followed by Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria at 13.5% and GERB-SDS at 13.3%. Sunday’s vote marked the country’s eighth parliamentary election since 2021, underscoring persistent political fragmentation.
Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission released interim results on Monday from Sunday’s parliamentary elections, with 87.2% of votes processed as of 9:50 a.m. local time (0650GMT). The reformist coalition Progressive Bulgaria secured a commanding lead with 44.6% of the vote, positioning it as the frontrunner to form a government. The centrist alliance Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria followed distantly at 13.5%, while the center-right GERB-SDS coalition received 13.3%.
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The Movement for Rights and Freedoms, which represents ethnic Turkish and Muslim communities, garnered approximately 6.1%. The pro-Russian nationalist party Vazrazhdane stood at 4.4%, hovering near the threshold for parliamentary entry. Under Bulgarian election law, the commission must announce final vote totals and seat distribution within four days, with the full list of elected lawmakers published within seven days.
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