| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Narodno sabranie / National Assembly |
| Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
12 May 2013 |
| Purpose of elections |
No party won an outright majority in the 240-member National Assembly. The Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria Party (GERB) remained the largest force, winning 97 seats. The Coalition for Bulgaria (CB, led by the Socialist Party) and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS, which represents minorities, mainly of Turkish ethnicity) followed, taking 84 and 36 seats respectively.
Nationwide protests against austerity, high electricity prices and corruption had forced Prime Minister Boyko Borissov (GERB) to resign in February 2013. After unsuccessful attempts to form a new coalition government, President Rosen Plevneliev called early elections for May. During the election campaign, the GERB promised to allocate EU funding for the creation of over 12,000 new businesses. The CB promised to create at least 250,000 jobs during the term of the government. The DPS promised to reduce the number of MPs.
After the GERB failed to put together a coalition, the CB and the DPS formed a new coalition government in late May under the premiership of Mr. Plamen Oresharski, nominated by the Socialist Party. |
Date of previous elections: 5 July 2009
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: 14 March 2013
Timing of election: Early elections
Expected date of next elections: May 2017
Number of seats at stake: 240 (full renewal)
Number of candidates: 8,148
Percentage of women candidates: About 33%
Number of parties contesting the election: 7 coalitions and 38 parties
Number of parties winning seats: 4
Alternation of power: Yes
Number of parties in government: 2
Names of parties in government: Coalition for Bulgaria and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms
Date of the first session of the new parliament: 21 May 2013
Name of the new Speaker: Mr. Mihail Raykov Mihov (Socialist Party) |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 12 May 2013 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
6,919,260
3,632,953 (52.50%)
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Notes
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| Distribution of seats |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Total
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| Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria Party (GERB) |
97
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| Coalition for Bulgaria (CB) |
84
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| Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) |
36
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| ATAKA Party |
23
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
181
59
24.58%
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| Comments |
Sources:
National Assembly (21.05.2013, 31.05.2013)
http://www.parliament.bg/en/electionassembly
http://www.parliament.bg/en/MP
http://results.cik.bg/pi2013/rezultati/index.html
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