October 2024 Bulgarian parliamentary election
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Snap parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 27 October 2024,[1][2] after all three attempts to form a government following the latest June 2024 elections failed. This was the country's sixth snap election since 2021. This series of snap elections is the result of a political crisis affecting the country.
Eight parties passed the electoral threshold to win representation in the National Assembly, while Velichie came just 21 votes short to win representation. GERB–SDS had the best results by winning 25.5% of the vote, but were required to form an alliance with at least two other elected parties in order to achieve a voting majority in the National Assembly.[3] The new elected 51st Parliament replaced the 50th Parliament when all elected members were sworn in on 11 November.[4] After 11 voting rounds, Natalia Kiselova (BSP–OL) was elected as speaker of the National Assembly on 6 December.[5] President Rumen Radev granted the first negotiation mandate to the largest party GERB-SDS on 15 January,[6] which formed a minority government alongside BSP and ITN, with support from APS (Dogan). The government is led by GERB politician Rosen Zhelyazkov.[7][8]
The unelected party Velichie and all elected parties, except DPS–NN (Peevski), contested the results and conduct of the parliamentary election by submitting complaint cases to the Constitutional Court; and the court subsequently appointed an independent expert panel with a given deadline on 10 January 2025 to investigate all complaints.[9] The judges of the Constitutional Court are slated to issue their ruling of the case in the beginning of February 2025.[10]
Background
[edit]Elections and government breakdown
[edit]Following several snap elections, the National Assembly had failed to put together a long-lasting government since 'anti-corruption' parties made a breakthrough in the April 2021 election.[11][12] The 2023 election saw little change from 2022, with Boyko Borisov's centre-right GERB–SDS narrowly coming in first place, above the centrist PP–DB alliance. The far-right Revival (VAZ) and the populist There is Such a People (ITN) made gains, with the latter re-entering the Assembly after it failed to reach the electoral threshold in 2022.[13][14]
On 22 May 2023 the PP- and GERB-led alliances agreed to form a government with a rotational premiership. Nikolai Denkov, PP's candidate, would be the Prime Minister for the first nine months of the government and Mariya Gabriel, the GERB candidate, would serve as deputy prime minister and foreign affairs minister. After nine months, the two would switch positions.[15] After nine months, the switch failed to materialise with negotiations breaking down,[16][17][18][19] and no government could be formed. Dimitar Glachev was appointed as caretaker prime minister,[20] and elections were scheduled for 9 June 2024.[21][22]
June elections
[edit]The June 2024 elections, held at the same time as the European Parliament elections, had the lowest turnout (33%) since the end of communist rule in 1989.[11] It resulted in GERB–SDS winning most of the votes and 68 seats, with no party or alliance obtaining enough seats to form a majority in the National Assembly.[23] The new elected 50th Parliament replaced the 49th Parliament,[24] when all elected members were sworn in on 19 June.[25] Government formation attempts were given to GERB, PP–DB and There is Such a People (ITN), with the final attempt failing on 5 August.[26][27][28]
As a consequence, President Rumen Radev instead appointed the Vice President of the Bulgarian National Audit Office, Goritsa Grancharova-Kozhareva, as the next caretaker prime minister on 9 August.[29] Grancharova-Kozhareva was granted ten days to form a proposal for the next caretaker government to be appointed on 20 August, and the upcoming next parliamentary elections were scheduled for 20 October 2024.[30] Grancharova-Kozhareva made the controversial decision to propose that the incumbent minister of the interior, Kalin Stoyanov, should remain in his role, but this was opposed by President Radev. Radev rejected the government proposal, delaying the upcoming election.[31]
Following the rejection of Grancharova-Kozhareva, Radev re-appointed Dimitar Glavchev as the caretaker prime minister,[32] and his government proposal was sworn in on 27 August, and the elections were set for the 27 October.[33][34]
Changes in the Assembly's composition prior to the election
[edit]One MP was expelled from the BSP by its national council on 18 June, before being sworn in.[35]
The Velichie parliamentary group comprised 13 MPs after the election. On 5 July, six MPs broke away from the group, dissolving it.[36]
A rift in Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) surrounding Delyan Peevski saw 17 MPs expelled and a further eight leave.[37]
As of the end of July 2024, the composition of the Assembly was as follows:
| Composition of the 50th Parliament (by the end of July 2024)[38] 
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Electoral system
[edit]The 240 members of the National Assembly were elected by open list, proportional representation from 31 multi-member constituencies ranging in size from four to nineteen seats. The electoral threshold was 4% for all parties or electoral coalitions, with seats allocated according to the largest remainder method using a Hare quota.[39][40]
Parties
[edit]Contesting parties and coalitions
[edit]Below is the official list of parties and coalitions that registered lists for the Bulgarian Parliamentary elections.[41][42] Boxes shaded in grey are not officially parties in the coalitions according to the electoral commission, but they are key groups in each alliance.
It was reported that despite suggesting they could run, Volt, Bulgarian National Union and VMRO did not submit their lists in time to partake in the elections.[43] NDPS also wished to partake, but its registration was deleted.[44]
DPS leadership dispute
[edit]On 27 August, the central leadership organisation of the DPS removed Delyan Peevski as chairman of the party, and seven MPs close to Peevski were expelled from the party. This move has been linked to Ahmed Dogan, MP and honorary chairman of the party.[45][46][47] Peevski called the move unconstitutional,[16] and gained control of the official party website.[48] This follows the rift in the party following the election, where the parliamentary group split.[37] The controversy surrounding Peevski has led to two groups emerging,[49] DPS – A New Beginning[50] and Democracy, Rights and Freedoms,[51] with both groups registering as electoral coalitions with the acronym DPS in order to get around the rules of the electoral commission.[14][52] After DPS–Peevski was recognized to be the legitimate DPS by the Supreme Administrative Court of Bulgaria, DPS–Dogan changed their name to "Alliance for Rights and Freedoms" (АПС instead of ДПС) and registered without listing DPS as a member of the alliance.[53] The DPS mayors split 50:50 between both groups.[54]
Campaign
[edit]Campaign finances
[edit]Ten days prior to the election, it was reported that 1.2 million BGN (US$680k) was spent on advertising in the media, with ITN spending the most, DPS–Peevski second most, and BPS–OL third.[55]
The spending of each electoral group which won seats is as follows:[56]
| Party or coalition | Spending (in BGN) | |
|---|---|---|
| PP–DB | 1,309,218 | |
| DPS – A New Beginning | 1,162,812 | |
| Revival | 996,540 | |
| Alliance for Rights and Freedoms | 957,722 | |
| GERB–SDS | 901,518 | |
| There is Such a People | 758,536 | |
| BSP – United Left | 706,987 | |
| Morality, Unity, Honour | 300,000+ | |
Campaign slogans and websites
[edit]The following list present the official campaign slogans and websites of parties that contested the election:
| Party or coalition | Slogan | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOST | For a better future | N/A | |
| People's Voice | For a future without political garbage! For a more clean and sacred (republic)! | N/A | |
| SP "Bulgarian Way" | N/A | Website | |
| Greatness | From the ashes - to the sun | Website | |
| Bulgars | Bulgaria above all! | Website | |
| My Country Bulgaria | Unity creates strength! | N/A | |
| There is Such a People | The logical choice | Website | |
| DPS – A New Beginning | It's time for a new beginning | Website | |
| Brigade | To Save Bulgaria | N/A | |
| Party of the Greens | Vote for the Greens with No. 10 | Website | |
| Pravoto | Give a chance for yourself... Vote for Legality! | Website | |
| Revival | Enough experiments! Its time for Revival! | Website | |
| Alliance for Rights and Freedoms | To defend democracy and statehood! | Website | |
| BNS–ND | N/A | Website | |
| Bulgarian Union for Direct Democracy | The system has completely failed! It is time for change to come! | Website | |
| Blue Bulgaria | Believe strongly, act decisively. | Website | |
| Morality, Unity, Honour | MECH or the mafia! | Website | |
| GERB–SDS | Security and stability. | Website | |
| Attack | The attack continues[57] | N/A | |
| Truth and Only Truth | Immediate change | N/A | |
| Direct Democracy | New system | Website | |
| Free Voters | Responsible choice | N/A | |
| Bulgaria of Labor and Reason | For an independent Bulgaria of labour and reason outside the EU and NATO | Website | |
| Competence, Responsibility and Truth | Who will return our fatherland? | N/A | |
| Russophiles for Bulgaria | Bulgaria is stronger together with Russia! | Website | |
| PP–DB | Lets care for Bulgaria. | Website | |
| BSP – United Left | Time for decisions | Website | |
Opinion polls
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The opinion poll results below were recalculated from the original data by excluding undecided and non-voters.
121 seats are needed for a parliamentary majority and all parties need to pass the 4% threshold to be elected to the National Assembly.
| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample | GERB–SDS | DPS | PP–DB | Vaz | BSP–OL | ITN | Vel | MECh | SB | Others | NOTA | Lead | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APS | DPS–NN | BSP | L! | IsBg | |||||||||||||
| Alpha Research | 20–23 Oct | 1,000 | 26.5 76 |
7.9 23 |
7.4 21 |
14.9 42 |
14.2 40 |
7.2 21 |
6.1 17 |
2.6 0 |
3.8 0 |
2.7 0 |
6.7 | 3.0[a] | 11.6 | ||
| Exacta | 19–22 Oct | 1,070 | 26.7 76 |
8.1 23 |
7.3 21 |
14.6 41 |
14.3 41 |
7.5 21 |
6 17 |
2.6 0 |
3.7 0 |
2.8 0 |
6.3 | 2.0[a] | 12.1 | ||
| Trend | 16–22 Oct | 1,002 | 24.9 70 |
7.8 21 |
7 19 |
14.8 41 |
15.2 42 |
6.5 18 |
6.6 18 |
3.6 0 |
4 11 |
1.7 0 |
7.9 | 4.3[a] | 9.7 | ||
| Gallup International | 10–21 Oct | 1,007 | 26.1 70 |
7.8 21 |
7.6 20 |
16.2 43 |
14.9 40 |
7.1 19 |
6.2 16 |
3.8 0 |
4.1 11 |
1.2 0 |
4.9 | 3.4[a] | 9.9 | ||
| MarketLinks | 15–20 Oct | 1,014 | 27.2 71 |
9.3 23 |
8.1 21 |
16.0 42 |
14.9 39 |
7.9 20 |
5.2 14 |
4.1 10 |
1.8 0 |
3.1 0 |
2.0 | 2.7[a] | 11.2 | ||
| Sova Haris | 11–17 Oct | 800 | 25.6 68 |
8.7 23 |
6.5 17 |
14.7 39 |
14.5 38 |
9.8 26 |
6.8 18 |
4.2 11 |
3.1 0 |
1.6 0 |
4.1 | 2.6[a] | 11.2 | ||
| Mediana | 8–13 Oct | 978 | 27.7 74 |
9.8 25 |
5.6 15 |
13.9 37 |
15.5 41 |
10.0 26 |
7.9 21 |
– | 2.7 0 |
3.4 0 |
3.7 | 11.4[a] | 12.2 | ||
| Gallup International | 28 Sep – 6 Oct | 806 | 25.7 72 |
8.3 23 |
6.9 19 |
16.6 46 |
15.4 43 |
7.1 20 |
6.3 17 |
3.2 0 |
3.8 0 |
1.1 0 |
5.7 | 3.1[a] | 9.1 | ||
| Market Links | 25 Sep – 1 Oct | 1,011 | 27.1 78 |
9.9 29 |
7.5 22 |
16.5 48 |
15.6 45 |
6.2 18 |
3.99 0 |
3.8 0 |
– | – | 9.8 | 2.4[a] | 10.6 | ||
| Trend | 17–24 Sep 2024 | 1,003 | 24.8 72 |
8.5 24 |
5.8 16 |
15.1 43 |
15.6 45 |
6.9 20 |
6.9 20 |
3.4 0 |
3.5 0 |
1.6 0 |
7.9 | 3.9[a] | 9.2 | ||
| Alpha Research | 18–24 Sep 2024 | 1,000 | 26.0 75 |
8.6 24 |
6.6 19 |
15.7 44 |
15.4 43 |
6.8 19 |
5.9 16 |
3.5 0 |
3.0 0 |
2.8 0 |
5.5 | 2.6[a] | 10.3 | ||
| 11 Sep 2024 | DPS splits into APS and DPS–NN | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 Sep 2024 | BSP and other leftist parties join to form BSP – OL | ||||||||||||||||
| Market Links | 14–23 Aug 2024 | 1,038 | 26.2 76 |
18.4 53 |
17.1 50 |
13.7 40 |
7.4 21 |
– | – | 3.8 0 |
2.4 0 |
– | – | 8.0 | 3.0 | 7.8 | |
| Gallup International | 1–9 Aug 2024 | 802 | 25.2 74 |
14.5 42 |
15.2 44 |
14.2 41 |
7.3 21 |
– | – | 6.2 18 |
3.6 0 |
3.4 0 |
– | 10.4 | 2.5[a] | 10.0 | |
| Market Links | 20–28 Jul 2024 | 1,008 | 25.8 71 |
14.4 40 |
17.2 47 |
12.3 34 |
7.7 21 |
– | – | 5.8 16 |
4.2 11 |
– | – | 8.6 | 2.8 | 8.6 | |
| Market Links | 18–25 Jun 2024 | 1,014 | 24.4 66 |
18.3 50 |
16.2 44 |
13.8 38 |
5.3 14 |
– | – | 5.4 15 |
5.0 13 |
– | – | 6.7 | 5.8 | 6.1 | |
| June 2024 election results | 9 Jun 2024 | — | 24.7 68 |
17.1 47 |
14.3 39 |
13.8 38 |
7.1[b] 19 |
0.7 0 |
1.5[c] 0 |
6.0 16 |
4.7 13 |
3.0 0 |
1.6 0 |
7.7 | –[d] | 7.4 | |
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l This poll reported the percentage respondents do not support any party, however the rest of the data was recalculated to exclude these percentages.
- ^ As BSP for Bulgaria
- ^ As Solidary Bulgaria.
- ^ In official election results, None of the above votes don’t count as a proportion of the total vote. In the June 2024 election, they reached a total number of 63,913 or approximately 2.9%, if measured proportionally.
Conduct
[edit]Allegations of vote buying are common occurrences in the Bulgarian electoral cycle,[58] with allegations of vote buying happening more often in rural areas, which have more poverty and people who are less educated.[59] During the election campaign, a deputy, Ivaylo Mirchev, from PP–DB, claimed that there was widespread vote buying being conducted by DPS–Peevski, claiming people were being paid up to 500 BGN (US$286) per vote.[60] One of the leaders of the list for DPS–Peevski appeared to admit to vote buying in a social media poll.[61]
The interior minister, Atanas Ilkov, told a parliamentary hearing that he had received two alerts of vote buying by 25 September.[62] A national police operation that was set up to target the practice began operating two days later.[63] On 18 October, Ilkov said his ministry had received 259 allegations of vote buying.[64]
Deutsche Welle received reports, especially in Kardzhali Province, that DPS–Peevski was pressuring people to vote for the party in fear of losing their jobs, with already 60 jobs lost in the municipal administration. They also reported that Peevski personally was paying for various small-scale public repairs.[65]
Dzheyhan Ibryamov case
[edit]On 2 October, the lead candidate of DPS–Dogan in Shumen, Dzheyhan Ibryamov, was arrested by the Prosecutors Office on the charge of attempting to buy vote and influence peddling.[66] Following a request by the Prosecutors Office, the CEC and Chairwoman of the National Assembly, Raya Nazaryan, agreed to lift Ibryamov's immunity as a candidate in the elections.[67] Despite the criminal case against him and his arrest, Ibryamov was still authorised to participate in the elections.[68]
The arrest and criminal prosecution of Ibryamov provoked negative reactions from key DPS–Dogan figures, with the coalition de facto leader, Dzhevdet Chakarov, calling for the cancellation of the upcoming elections.[69]
Post-result reports
[edit]In identified polling stations with a risk of high levels of controlled or bought votes, GERB and DPS–Peevski were the leading parties.[70]
According to the Institute for the Development of the Public Environment, there were 827 polling stations with this risk, and bTV reported some voters in Blagoevgrad did not deny that there was vote buying occurring.[71] The coordinator of the 'You Count' organisation, which asks voters to report election misconduct, claimed that there were entire municipalities at risk of high levels of bought and controlled votes. He claimed the results did not reflect the will of the Bulgarian citizens because the results were so skewed.[72]
An investigation was released on the state broadcaster, BNT, claimed to show that discrepancies of up to 100 votes in one electoral district, as well as other malpractices elsewhere.[73]
The Second Glavchev caretaker government, in its official report, stated that they believe that the elections had taken place in a free and fair environment, and cited positive comments made by international electoral observers.[74] In a briefing shortly after the elections, Caretaker Minister of the Interior Atanas Ilkov claimed that no serious differences in the level of vote-buying had been noted by the Ministry and that there was no evidence of the use of state institutions in order to influence the elections outcome.[75]
Results
[edit]Exit polls showed a GERB victory with 26.4% of the vote, with the PP getting 14.9%, and Revival 12.9%.[76]
The following table outlines the partial results by party. The national electoral threshold at 4% is calculated using the total specified votes cast for parties and independent candidates, and not the total of all valid votes which also include "None of the above" votes. Velichie received 3.9992% of the specified vote, and therefore lost its parliamentary representation by missing just 21 votes to reach the electoral threshold.
As of 22:03 Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00) on 27 October 2024, exit polls showed GERB–SDS was projected to win 65 to 76 seats, with PP–DB securing 37 to 42 seats and Revival claiming 35 to 36 seats. Parallel vote tabulation showed slightly different projections: 63 to 69 for GERB–SDS, 35 to 38 for PP–DB and 35 to 36 for Revival.[77]
Maps
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GERB-SDS's results by province -
PP-DB's results by province -
DPS-NN's results by province
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Winning party by abroad countries
Aftermath
[edit] | This article may contain an excessive amount of intricate detail that may interest only a particular audience. (December 2024) |
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The new elected 51st Parliament replaced the 50th Parliament, when all elected members were sworn in on 11 November.[4] The official start of the process for exploring the first negotiation mandate in order to form a new government, awaited a prior election of the speaker for the 51st National Assembly.[78] After 11 voting rounds, Natalia Kiselova (BSP–OL) was elected as speaker of the National Assembly on 6 December.[5] The unelected party Velichie and all elected parties, except DPS–NN (Peevski), contested the results and conduct of the parliamentary election by submitting complaint cases to the Constitutional Court; and the court subsequently appointed an independent expert panel with a given deadline on 10 January 2025 to investigate all complaints.[9]
Election of the speaker
[edit]The election of a speaker for the 51st National Assembly is required before it can begin its work, which include conducting upcoming votes on potential government formation proposals. The Bulgarian President will only start the process of handing out the exploring government forming mandates, once a speaker of the Parliament has been elected.[78]
The election of the speaker of the National Assembly was previously used by GERB as a key part of coalition negotiations. GERB again declared that as the largest party, they should elect the speaker and his party would not partake in coalition talks if this was not to be the case.[79] PP–DB had previously stated they would not vote to elect a GERB speaker.[80]
Initially, the GERB and PP–DB candidates, Raya Nazaryan and Andrey Tsekov respectively, made it into the run-off vote, but neither could get a majority of the votes. The results table of the two run-off votes in round 1 is displayed, which was similar to those of rounds 2 and 3.[81][82][83]
| Chairperson of the National Assembly run-off vote (1st round, 11 Nov)[81] Raya Nazaryan (GERB–SDS) | ||
Yes
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68 / 239
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121 / 239
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Abstentions
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50 / 239
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| Result | No  (120 votes required for majority) | |
| Chairperson of the National Assembly run-off vote (1st round, 11 Nov)[81] Andrey Tsekov (PP–DB) | ||
Yes
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68 / 239
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No
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86 / 239
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85 / 239
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| Result | No (120 votes required for majority) | |
At the opening of the Assembly, the oldest MP acted as the interim speaker; in this case, it was Silvi Kirilov from ITN. In the third round of voting, ITN suggested Kirilov should be elected as a 'temporary speaker',[84] The vote failed[85] but failed to get to the run-off. However, in rounds 4-9, PP–DB chose to support Kirilov.[86] Kirilov came close in several rounds to get the necessary votes,[87][88][89] and would have been elected in the seventh round if all PP–DB MPs had voted with their group.[90] The results of this run-off are shown below.[91]
| Chairperson of the National Assembly run-off vote (7th round, 28 Nov)[91] Raya Nazaryan (GERB–SDS) | ||
Yes
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69 / 238
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No
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159 / 238
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10 / 238
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| Result | No (120 votes required for majority) | |
| Chairperson of the National Assembly run-off vote (7th round, 28 Nov)[91] Silvi Kirilov (ITN) | ||
Yes
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117 / 238
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No
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104 / 238
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17 / 238
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| Result | No (120 votes required for majority) | |
BSP had attempted to organise a majority around their candidate, excluding GERB and DPS–Peevski[92] In the eighth round, GERB decided to withdraw their support for Nazaryan in favour of BSP's candidate, Nataliya Kiselova.[93] Kiselova made it to the run-off, but failed to reach a majority.[94] Kiselova and Kirilov continued to fail to be elected, with Kiselova almost receiving a majority following the backing of DPS–Peevski in the tenth round.[95] However, finally on 6 December, following BSP agreeing to a cordon sanitaire around DPS–Peevski,[96] Kiselova was elected in the eleventh round with the support of GERB, PP–DB, DPS–Dogan and BSP.[97] One MP from each parliamentary group except DPS–Peevski was also elected as deputy speakers.[98] The result of the final speaker election is below.
| Chairperson of the National Assembly run-off vote (11th round, 6 Dec)[97] Silvi Kirilov (ITN) | ||
| Yes: • Vaz. (34) • APS (Dogan) (19) • ITN (18) • PP–DB (16) • MECh (11) |
98 / 234
| |
| No: • GERB–SDS (66) • DPS–NN (Peevski) (29) • BSP–OL (18) • PP–DB (6) |
119 / 234
| |
| Abstentions: • PP–DB (14) • GERB–SDS (3) |
17 / 234
| |
| Result | No (118 votes required for majority) | |
| Chairperson of the National Assembly run-off vote (11th round, 6 Dec)[97] Natalia Kiselova (BSP–OL) | ||
| Yes: • GERB–SDS (68) • PP–DB (35) • APS (Dogan) (19) • BSP–OL (18) |
140 / 233
| |
| No: • Vaz. (34) • DPS–NN (Peevski) (29) • ITN (18) • MECh (11) • GERB–SDS (1) |
93 / 233
| |
| Abstentions: | 0 / 233
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| Result | Yes ✅ (117 votes required for majority) | |
Government formation
[edit]Following the results, the parliament remained fragmented, with no clear pre-existing majority being evident.[99] On 29 October, a Bulgarian correspondent from the news network Deutsche Welle suggested the following coalition options were the most likely possibilities to occur, based on the election results and considering the positions stated by the parties during the election campaign:[100]
| Coalition Partners | Seats | Status in the National Assembly | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GERB, PP–DB, APS | 69+37+19
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Majority (125/240) | |
| GERB, PP–DB, BSP | 69+37+20
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Majority (126/240) | |
| GERB, PP–DB, ITN | 69+37+18
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Majority (124/240) | |
| GERB, PP–DB, BSP, APS, ITN | 69+37+20+19+18
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Qualified majority (163/240) | This coalition could exclude one of the latter three parties and still retain a majority. |
| GERB, BSP, APS, ITN (Final) | 69+20+19+18
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Majority (126/240) | |
| GERB | 69
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Minority (69/240) | A GERB minority government, would require that minimum 62 GERB MPs vote in favour of this among 121 present MPs (or 69 GERB MPs among 121-137 present MPs), in order to satisfy the requirement to achieve a voting majority among the present MPs convened within the minimum quorum of the National Assembly, with the remaining elected MPs forming a silent majority of absentees or abstentions. |
A new caretaker government shall be formed by the Bulgarian President, if all three government formation attempts mandated by the constitution fails. The procedure for appointing a caretaker government was recently changed by amendments to the Constitution adopted by the 49th National Assembly, but those changes were challenged for lack of constitutionality by President Radev for a second time on 20 November 2024.[101]
Party positions ahead of the first negotiation mandate
[edit]Borisov, GERB's leader, claimed victory following the elections and declared that he would be willing to cooperate with all parties except for Revival, if they were willing to support GERB's program.[102] Speaking at GERB's National Forum meant to discuss the election results, Borisov predicted that new elections were the most likely outcome of the next National Assembly.[103]
PP–DB, which finished second, called for a cordon sanitaire around DPS–Peevski, and urged all parties to sign an agreement to this effect, which would also include a commitment to support anti-corruption legislation and judicial reform. PP co-leader Kiril Petkov stated that signing this joint-declaration was a pre-condition for their negotiation with any of the other parties.[104] The call to exclude Peevski from future governing arrangements was supported by DPS–Dogan,[105] which pushed for a Euro-Atlanticist majority without DPS–Peevski.[106] Specifically, Dogan himself said his DPS wing could support a GERB–PP–DB government.[107] ITN also supported the statement on the condition that PP–DB would agree to fix the electoral rolls,[108] which they did.[109] MECh also supported the cordon sanitaire.[110] GERB rejected the concept of signing agreements prior to negotiations.[111] Peevski, for his part, argued that the attempts to exclude his party were undemocratic and implied that they were an attempt to sideline the interests of Bulgarian ethnic minority voters.[112]
The BSP, in a statement after the election, did not explicitly rule out participation in a government with any of the other parliamentary represented parties, however made clear that any decision about government participation would have to be taken by all parts of the party and broader coalition.[113]
The leader of the newest parliamentary party, MECh, Radostin Vasilev initially proposed a coalition excluding GERB and both wings of the DPS, where MECh would take the interior ministry.[114]
Prior to the first sitting of the 51st National Assembly, Borisov called for a formation of a government with the support of GERB, PP–DB, BSP, ITN, with himself as Prime Minister.[115] This idea was rejected by PP–DB, who refused to negotiate with GERB prior to the signing of the declaration against Delyan Peevski and corruption in Bulgaria.[116] BSP similarly implied that they would not vote for a GERB-led government or Boyko Borisov as Prime Minister.[117]
On 12 November, PP-DB initiated meetings with parties who had expressed a willingness to sign the declaration for the creation of a cordon sanitaire around Delyan Peevski.[118] During the meetings, ITN, MECh and APS affirmed their willingness to support the declarations and work with PP-DB on passing anti-corruption legislation.[119]
Borisov, announcing the decision of GERB's executive council prior to the beginning of GERB's own negotiations with BSP and ITN, declared he would not govern with DPS–Peevski, Vaz, DPS–Dogan and MECh, sending this signed declaration to PP-DB.[120] While PP-DB commended GERB for the decision, they still insisted that any future negotiation required GERB's signing of PP-DB's declaration and objected to the idea that negotiations about the legislative program of the parliament were contingent upon the election of a speaker.[121]
On 13 November, GERB met with BSP and ITN in closed negotiations. Both meetings were described as focusing mainly on policy and not on the composition of a future government, with a general consensus being reached about the poor economic state of the country.[122] BSP also met with representatives of PP-DB, during this meeting BSP did not explicitly agree to sign the PP-DB declaration, but did highlight certain policy proposals that they could work on together with PP-DB.[123]
On the evening of 14 November, Revival announced that they would also initiate their own negotiations, with the aim of forming a government excluding GERB and the two wings of DPS.[124] PP-DB for announced that they would not attend any negotiations or govern with Revival.[125][126]
On 22 November, an offer was made by Boyko Borisov for a leaders' meeting with PP-DB. PP-DB accepted GERB's idea for a public leaders meeting, asking for the meeting to focus on future government composition as well as the removal of Peevski's influence within the state.[127] GERB, for their part, responded by emphasising the fact that all initial negotiations must be focused on government formation, rather than other issues.[128] On 25 November, GERB held a press briefing in which they announced that they had agreed to hold a leaders meeting with PP-DB, however it would not be attended by Borisov personally but instead by a negotiating team composed of Daniel Mitov, Tomislav Donchev and Rosen Zhelyazkov. Borisov further offered support for the potential candidacy of Atanas Atanasov for Speaker of the National Assembly, while making clear that GERB wished to select any future Prime Minister, with their most likely candidate being Borisov himself.[129] PP-DB however immediately declared they under no circumstances were ready to support Borisov as a future Prime Minister.[130] As a consequence of the PP-DB response, Borisov then the next day withdrew his request to be a candidate for Prime Minister, and declared GERB would now return the first negotiation mandate as unfulfilled once they receive it from President Radev.[131]
First negotiation mandate
[edit]The official start of the process for exploring the first negotiation mandate, awaited a prior election of a speaker for the National Assembly.[78] GERB had however declared even before being granted the first negotiation mandate, that the framework requirement for them to start substantial negotiations under the first negotiation mandate, would be a stated willingness among the invited parties to explore the potential formation of a four-party government between GERB, PP-DB, BSP and ITN, being led by Boyko Borisov as Prime Minister.[115][132] On 25 November, PP-DB rejected this framework proposal in advance, because they could not accept the demand for Borisov to be Prime Minister;[130] and GERB declared they would now as a consequence return the first negotiation mandate as unfulfilled once they receive it from President Radev.[131]
After election of the speaker on 6 December, the President invited all elected parliamentary groups – except DPS-NN – over to consultation meetings between 10-12 December, to note their initial positions related to a possible government formation under a first negotiation mandate granted to the largest elected party (GERB).[133] This consultation round aims to facilitate potential achievement of consensus between the parliamentary groups to form a future government through the mediation of the President, and is required by the constitution first to occur before the President can officially grant the first negotiation mandate.[134] The President explained he had not invited DPS-NN over to consultations: "because talks with a parliamentary group that has categorically stated in advance that it will not participate in this process of forming a government and has excluded itself from it, and which categorically insists on immediate new elections; talks with such a parliamentary group are by definition pointless".[135]
During the consultations, GERB leader, Boyko Borisov reiterated that GERB would only negotiate with PP-DB, BSP and ITN; and that the most logical development would be a premise that such negotiations take place within a framework of accepting the nomination of himself as Prime Minister.[136][137] PP co-leader, Kiril Petkov, made clear that PP would not engage in any negotiations with GERB until the signing of the "PP-DB declaration" in support of judicial reform and the political isolation of DPS-NN.[138] Co-chair of the PP-DB parliamentary group and member of Yes, Bulgaria!, Nadezhda Yordanova, on the other hand indicated that the two Democratic Bulgaria parties (composing the second half of PP-DB) were inclined to negotiate with GERB without any preconditions in order to fulfil the first mandate, although their support of any GERB led government would ultimately be conditional on GERB accepting to incorporate all elements of the "PP-DB declaration" into a government formation agreement.[139]
Vazrazhdane (Revival) stated they would not support or be part of any government formed under the first or second negotiation mandate, and would only work to attempt forming a minority government around their own political programme if they were granted the third mandate.[140] BSP stated that they were ready to negotiate with all parties except DPS-NN, but would only support formation of a cabinet under the first mandate, if it was a transitional cabinet or an expert cabinet, and emphasized the future prime minister of such cabinet should not be closely tied to any of the political parties.[140] APS supported the PP-DB cordon sanitaire declaration around DPS-NN, and were ready to negotiatate for a potential government formation with all parties except DPS-NN and Revival.[141] ITN stated they would be ready to negotiate with all parties except DPS-NN,[142] but would not support Boyko Borisov as Prime Minister.[143] MECH would not support or negotiate with GERB and DPS-NN.[144]
After the initial consultations, GERB opted to invite ITN, BSP and DB from PP-DB over to bilateral negotiation meetings.[145][146] The President expects to hand over the first negotiation mandate to GERB at the first working day in 2025,[147] which mean the GERB-led initial negotiations should be concluded before 6 January 2025.[148]
On 16 December, the first round of talks between GERB's negotiation team and representatives of DB (who were represented at the meeting by MPs Bozhidar Bozhanov, Nadezhda Yordanova, Ivaylo Mirchev from Yes, Bulgaria! as well as Kristina Petkov and Radan Kanev from DSB) took place.[149] After the meeting a joint-declaration was shared by the two parties, wherein they both shared that the discussion centered around forming a "stable, pro-European majority", with DB specifically emphasising the incorporation of elements of their declaration within the future government's program.[149] Secondary rounds of negotiations, focusing more closely on legislation concerning the corruption struggle, economic stability and judicial reform, were scheduled for the following days.[149]
During the bilateral negotiations attempting to form a new governing coalition, the current caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev asked all parliamentary groups of the National Assembly to pass a resolution by simple majority for the approval of his signing of a security cooperation agreement with Ukraine. This request was however rejected by GERB, as they argued such signing right now would disturb their current attempt to forge a governing coalition with BSP (which opposed the signing of such security agreement), and in anyway should be the prerogative only for a future regular government to sign and not for a caretaker government. PP-DB on the other hand supported the immediate signing of the security agreement by the current caretaker Prime Minister, as they strongly supported the signing of the security agreement, and it was understood to be a political agreement only binding the sitting government of Bulgaria who signed it, while a potential future regular government could always opt-out of the politicial agreement if they so choose. Only BSP, MECH and Revival opposed the signing of the security agreement, but as GERB would only give their approval for a regular government to sign it, this agreement would not be signed by a caretaker government in 2024; and hereby became a postponed matter for a future regular governing coalition to decide upon.[150][151]
On 19 December, Borisov apparently removed his previous ultimatum, that the Prime Minister of a GERB-led government could only be him.[152] The following day, GERB and DB began drafting a joint governance agreement reflecting the results of their meetings held so far. If the two parties reaches bilateral consent on this agreement, then negotiations with BSP and ITN will subsequently be conducted on that basis.[153]
After three weeks of negotiations, they were terminated and reported to have failed mainly due to a continued disagreement about the name of the Prime Minister and composition of the government. GERB had accepted not to nominate their leader Borisov as Prime Minister, but had then insisted the Prime Minister instead should be the second in line political figure from their party Rosen Zhelyazkov. DB however had upheld their initial demand for the Prime Minister of a potential government formed together with GERB "not to be a leading political figure".[154] While BSP had reiterated that their support for a government formation under the first mandate, was conditional of such government being formed on an acceptable programme and led by a cabinet consisting only of political neutral experts.[155] In the attempt to revive the negotiations, President Radev opted to extend the date for when he will hand over the first negotiation mandate to GERB by a few days.[156]
Negotiations with ITN and BSP were resumed by GERB on 8 January, while DB reiterated their demand for being part of continued negotiations about the name of the Prime Minister and name of Cabinet Ministers, was contingent on first reaching a deal through continued negotiations for a government formation agreement.[157][158] On 12 January, the leadership council of APS were presented to a draft government agreement reached between GERB, ITN and BSP (collectively representing 107 MPs), and accepted an official invitation to begin negotiations with these three parties on "support for the formation of a regular government". Negotiations with PP-DB had not been resumed after they were abrupted by GERB on 5 January.[159]
The National Council of BSP gathered on 12 January and voted to approve forming a government together with GERB and ITN, where the party had been offered to appoint: Atanas Zafirov as Deputy Prime Minister without portfolio, Borislav Gutsanov as Minister of Labor and Social Policy, Ivan Valentinov Ivanov as Regional Minister, Manol Trifonov Genov as Minister of Environment and Water, and Ivan Maksimov Peshev as Minister of Sports.[160][161] The speaker of the National Assembly, Natalia Kiselova (BSP), clarified the current draft agreement on governance and the structure and composition of the GERB-ITN-BSP government, had outlined that GERB had the right to appoint the Prime Minister (as long as they did not appoint Borisov), and that each of the parliamentary groups participating in the cabinet negotiations will have the right to appoint a deputy prime minister, meaning the government is expected to have three deputy prime ministers.[162]
On 13 January, APS announced after a meeting of their Central Operational Bureau together with the regional chairmen, that their parliamentary group had received "a mandate to continue the dialogue with the aim of forming a parliamentary majority and support for a regular government." Unofficial sources from APS elaborated they were however not ready to approve the offer they had received from the GERB-ITN-BSP negotiation teams on 12 January, which had been to enter into a limited support role for a GERB-ITN-BSP minority government without minesterial representation of APS, where the guarantees for a cordon sanitaire against the influence of DPS-NN (Peevski) - which PP-DB previously had insisted should be part of the government formation agreement - now had been removed.[163]
President Radev announced he will hand over the first negotiation mandate to GERB on 15 January.[164] GERB confirmed they would propose formation of a GERB-ITN-BSP minority government, provided negotiations with APS would end up with an agreement for them to vote in support for such government.[165] On 14 January, APS signed an agreement with the negotiation teams to support formation of the GERB-ITN-BSP minority government led by Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov,[7] and the Central Operational Bureau of APS officially approved the agreement the following day.[8] The National Assembly approved the proposed GERB-ITN-BSP government and inaugurated its 19 ministers (11 from GERB, four from ITN, and four from BSP) in a vote on 16 January.[166]
| Investiture Rosen Zhelyazkov (GERB) Zhelyazkov Government | ||
| Ballot → | 16 January 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Required majority → | absolute majority among present MPs (120 of 239) | |
| Yes: • GERB–SDS (68) • BSP–OL (20) • APS (Dogan) (19) • ITN (18) |
125 / 239
| |
| No: • PP–DB (37) • Vaz. (35) • DPS–NN (Peevski) (30) • MECh (12) |
114 / 239
| |
| Abstentions: | 0 / 239
| |
| Result | Yes ✅ | |
| Source: BTA[167] | ||
The Zhelyazkov Government pledged to present its governance and legislative programme within a month after its inauguration, and Prime Minister-designate Zhelyazkov revealed in advance that "its top priority will be requesting a convergence report as part of the procedure to eurozone accession, the 2025 budget, stabilizing the institutions and restoring inter-institutional dialogue".[6]
Contestation of the results and election conduct
[edit]Velichie, which according to the results remained just below the 4% threshold with exactly 3.9992% of the popular vote,[3] alleged that the elections had been rigged against them and promised to contest the election results.[168] They specifically accused GERB and DPS–Peevski of electoral fraud.[169] The party staged protests in Sofia for multiple days in a row calling for the annulment of the results.[170] There were reports that enough votes to put Velichie into the Assembly were misallocated to other parties in the vote count.[171]
The conduct of the election had allegations of mass vote buying and voter manipulation, leading civil society organisations to call for the annulment of the results.[172] President Rumen Radev noted the large amount of evidence supporting allegations of mass vote buying and called on the Ministry of Interior to reveal which parties were most complicit in the practice.[173] ITN leader Slavi Trifonov endorsed Radev's calls and additionally called for the resignation of the Second Glavchev caretaker government due to their mishandling of the elections.[174] The BSP similarly called on the Prosecutors Office to respond to the allegations of mass vote buying and irregularities.[175] PP–DB said they wanted a comprehensive check of the results, pointing to irregularities like high turnout, high numbers of invalid ballots and discrepancies.[176] Revival have also called for a general recount of the results of the elections,[177] and they claimed to have calculated that between 400,000 and 500,000 votes were bought by all parties except them.[178]
On 7 November, vice-president Iliana Iotova called the new parliament illegitimate.[179] This was criticised by Boyko Borisov, who called on Iotova to apologise or otherwise not go ahead with the first sitting of the parliament if she believed it to be illegitimate.[103] Iotova refused to apologise and reiterated claims serious irregularities in the conduct of the elections.[180]
The following parties have called for a full or partial annulment of the election: the BSP,[181] DPS–Dogan,[105] GERB,[182] ITN,[183] MECh,[184] and Velichie.[168] Multiple parties also announced they would collect signatures to send a partial annulment case to the Constitutional Court, which requires the support of 48 MPs.[183][181] ITN's case was sent with the signatures of 67 deputies of the last parliament, coming from their party, PP–DB, DPS–Dogan, BSP and Velichie.[185] BSP and Vaz also submitted a case with 55 signatures, and argued the president should appoint the cabinet.[186]
On 26 November, the Constitutional Court admitted all five election result complaint cases challenging the legality of the parliamentary election for a combined review. An appointed panel of 18 experts was granted a deadline on 10 January 2025 to investigate all complaints and conduct an independent audit of the election results, including a recount of all votes cast at 1777 polling stations.[9] After completing the hand counting of over 400,000 ballots, the expert panel handed over their investigative report on 14 January 2025, and the judges of the Constitutional Court now have until the beginning of February to issue a ruling.[10]
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