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img{height:80px!important;width:auto!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .ib-election .mw-file-description img{background-color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .ib-election .mw-file-description img{background-color:#f8f9fa}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><table class="infobox ib-election infobox-table vevent"><caption class="infobox-title summary">2014 European Parliament election in Bulgaria</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/50px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/75px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/100px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span><hr /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;width:20%;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Bulgaria" title="2009 European Parliament election in Bulgaria">2009</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>25 May 2014</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Bulgaria" title="2019 European Parliament election in Bulgaria">2019</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><hr />All 17 Bulgarian seats to the <a href="/wiki/European_Parliament" title="European Parliament">European Parliament</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Turnout</th><td class="infobox-data">35.84% <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> <sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr class="sr-only"> <th style="text-align:left;">  </th> <th style="text-align:center">First party </th> <th style="text-align:center">Second party </th> <th style="text-align:center">Third party </th></tr> <tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #0054A6"><div class=""> <div style="width: 110px; height: 150px; overflow: hidden;"> <div style="position: relative; top: -0px; left: -0px; width: 120px"><div class="noresize"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tomislav_Donchev_2017-11-20_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Tomislav Donchev 2017-11-20 (cropped).jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Tomislav_Donchev_2017-11-20_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Tomislav_Donchev_2017-11-20_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Tomislav_Donchev_2017-11-20_%28cropped%29.jpg/180px-Tomislav_Donchev_2017-11-20_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Tomislav_Donchev_2017-11-20_%28cropped%29.jpg/240px-Tomislav_Donchev_2017-11-20_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2588" data-file-height="3420" /></a></span></div></div> </div> </div> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #D61920;"><div class=""> <div style="width: 110px; height: 150px; overflow: hidden;"> <div style="position: relative; top: -0px; left: -0px; width: 120px"><div class="noresize"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sergey_Stanishev_2009_elections_diff_crop.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Sergey Stanishev 2009 elections diff crop.jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Sergey_Stanishev_2009_elections_diff_crop.jpg/120px-Sergey_Stanishev_2009_elections_diff_crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Sergey_Stanishev_2009_elections_diff_crop.jpg/180px-Sergey_Stanishev_2009_elections_diff_crop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Sergey_Stanishev_2009_elections_diff_crop.jpg/240px-Sergey_Stanishev_2009_elections_diff_crop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="971" data-file-height="1254" /></a></span></div></div> </div> </div> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #0066B7;"><div class=""> <div style="width: 110px; height: 150px; overflow: hidden;"> <div style="position: relative; top: -0px; left: -0px; width: 120px"><div class="noresize"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Filiz_Hyusmenova_MEP.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Filiz Hyusmenova MEP.jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Filiz_Hyusmenova_MEP.jpg/120px-Filiz_Hyusmenova_MEP.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="152" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Filiz_Hyusmenova_MEP.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="170" data-file-height="215" /></a></span></div></div> </div> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Leader </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Tomislav_Donchev" title="Tomislav Donchev">Tomislav Donchev</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Sergei_Stanishev" class="mw-redirect" title="Sergei Stanishev">Sergei Stanishev</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Filiz_Hyusmenova" title="Filiz Hyusmenova">Filiz Hyusmenova</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Party </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/GERB" title="GERB">GERB</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Socialist_Party" title="Bulgarian Socialist Party">BSP</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Movement_for_Rights_and_Freedoms" title="Movement for Rights and Freedoms">DPS</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Alliance </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/European_People%27s_Party_Group" title="European People's Party Group">EPP</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Progressive_Alliance_of_Socialists_and_Democrats" title="Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats">S&D</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Alliance_of_Liberals_and_Democrats_for_Europe_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Group">ALDE</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Last election </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">5 seats, 24.36% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">4 seats, 18.50% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">3 seats, 14.14% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seats won </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>6</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">4 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">4 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seat change </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>680,838</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">424,037 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">386,725 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>30.40%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">18.93% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">17.26% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Swing </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 6.04 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 0.44 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 3.12 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><hr /> </td></tr> <tr class="sr-only"> <th style="text-align:left;">  </th> <th style="text-align:center">Fourth party </th> <th style="text-align:center">Fifth party </th> <th style="text-align:center">Sixth party </th></tr> <tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #000000"><div class=""> <div style="width: 110px; height: 150px; overflow: hidden;"> <div style="position: relative; top: -0px; left: -7px; width: 120px"><div class="noresize"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nikolay_Barekov_20171031.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Nikolay Barekov 20171031.jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Nikolay_Barekov_20171031.jpg/120px-Nikolay_Barekov_20171031.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="158" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Nikolay_Barekov_20171031.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="141" data-file-height="186" /></a></span></div></div> </div> </div> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #2A3A79;"><div class=""> <div style="width: 110px; height: 150px; overflow: hidden;"> <div style="position: relative; top: -0px; left: -0px; width: 120px"><div class="noresize"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Meglena_Kuneva_2013.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Meglena Kuneva 2013.jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Meglena_Kuneva_2013.jpg/120px-Meglena_Kuneva_2013.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Meglena_Kuneva_2013.jpg/180px-Meglena_Kuneva_2013.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Meglena_Kuneva_2013.jpg/240px-Meglena_Kuneva_2013.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1368" data-file-height="1824" /></a></span></div></div> </div> </div> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #344D28;"><div class=""> <div style="width: 110px; height: 150px; overflow: hidden;"> <div style="position: relative; top: -0px; left: -0px; width: 120px"><div class="noresize"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Volen_Siderov_Flickr.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Volen Siderov Flickr.jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Volen_Siderov_Flickr.jpg/120px-Volen_Siderov_Flickr.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="189" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Volen_Siderov_Flickr.jpg/180px-Volen_Siderov_Flickr.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Volen_Siderov_Flickr.jpg/240px-Volen_Siderov_Flickr.jpg 2x" data-file-width="384" data-file-height="605" /></a></span></div></div> </div> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Leader </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Nikolay_Barekov" title="Nikolay Barekov">Nikolay Barekov</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Meglena_Kuneva" title="Meglena Kuneva">Meglena Kuneva</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Volen_Siderov" title="Volen Siderov">Volen Siderov</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Party </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria_Without_Censorship" class="mw-redirect" title="Bulgaria Without Censorship">BBT</a>—<a href="/wiki/VMRO_-_Bulgarian_National_Movement" class="mw-redirect" title="VMRO - Bulgarian National Movement">VMRO</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Reformist_Bloc" title="Reformist Bloc">RB</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Attack_(political_party)" title="Attack (political party)">Attack</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Alliance </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/European_Conservatives_and_Reformists_Group" title="European Conservatives and Reformists Group">ECR</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/European_People%27s_Party_Group" title="European People's Party Group">EPP</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Non-Inscrits" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Inscrits">NI</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Last election </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">— </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">1 seat, 7.95% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">2 seats, 11.96% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seats won </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">2 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">1 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seat change </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 2 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 2 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">238,629 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">144,532 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">66,210 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">10.66% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">6.45% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">2.96% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Swing </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><i>New</i> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1.50 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 9.00 </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>An election of the <a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_European_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Members of the European Parliament">Members of the European Parliament</a> from <a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a> to the <a href="/wiki/European_Parliament" title="European Parliament">European Parliament</a> was held on 25 May 2014<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as part of the larger <a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election" title="2014 European Parliament election">European Parliament election</a>. After a decision by the European Council in 2013, Bulgaria was allocated 17 seats in the European Parliament for the <a href="/wiki/Eighth_European_Parliament" title="Eighth European Parliament">Eighth European Parliament</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The election campaign officially began on 25 April 2014, one month before the election day.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Bulgaria&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The elections come a year after the <a href="/wiki/2013_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="2013 Bulgarian parliamentary election">2013 parliamentary elections</a> in Bulgaria that resulted in a minority parliament. Since the election winner, <a href="/wiki/GERB" title="GERB">GERB</a>, failed to form a government the <a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Socialist_Party" title="Bulgarian Socialist Party">Socialists</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Movement_for_Rights_and_Freedoms" title="Movement for Rights and Freedoms">DPS</a> formed a <a href="/wiki/Oresharski_Government" title="Oresharski Government">coalition government</a> led by <a href="/wiki/Plamen_Oresharski" title="Plamen Oresharski">Plamen Oresharski</a>. The European elections of 2014 are considered to be of importance as they will reflect the popularity of the current government. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Changes_in_electoral_law">Changes in electoral law</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Bulgaria&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Changes in electoral law"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In February 2014 Bulgarian MPs voted to lower the preferential-vote threshold for the election from 6% to 5% of each list's total votes.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Implicit electoral threshold still remains equal to the Hare Quota, which is about 5.88% of the total valid votes.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Opinion_polls">Opinion polls</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Bulgaria&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Opinion polls"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Polls include Bulgarian parliamentary election polls if European parliamentary election polling numbers are unavailable. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pre_election_campaign">Pre election campaign</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Bulgaria&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Pre election campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="12">Pre election campaign polls </th></tr> <tr> <th style="width:150px">Source </th> <th style="width:80px">Date </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/GERB" title="GERB">GERB</a> </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Socialist_Party" title="Bulgarian Socialist Party">BSP</a> </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/Movement_for_Rights_and_Freedoms" title="Movement for Rights and Freedoms">DPS</a> </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/Attack_(political_party)" title="Attack (political party)">Attack</a> </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/Reformist_Bloc" title="Reformist Bloc">Reformist Bloc</a> </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria_without_Censorship" class="mw-redirect" title="Bulgaria without Censorship">BBT</a> </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/National_Front_for_the_Salvation_of_Bulgaria" class="mw-redirect" title="National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria">NFSB</a> </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/Alternative_for_Bulgarian_Revival" title="Alternative for Bulgarian Revival">ABV</a> </th> <th style="width:100px">Others </th> <th style="width:100px">Total </th></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://pressadaily.bg/publication/20100-Четири-партии-влизат-в-парламента">Sova Haris</a> </td> <td align="right">21 July 2013 </td> <td align="center">16.9% </td> <td align="center"><b>19.3%</b> </td> <td align="center">7.8% </td> <td align="center">2.3% </td> <td align="center">3.9% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">2.3% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">1.8% </td> <td align="center">54.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://alpharesearch.bg/userfiles/file/0813-Public%20Opinion-Alpha%20Research.pdf">Alpha Research</a> </td> <td align="right">27 August 2013 </td> <td align="center">15.6% </td> <td align="center"><b>18.4%</b> </td> <td align="center">5.8% </td> <td align="center">1.5% </td> <td align="center">7.6% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">3.1% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">21.6% </td> <td align="center">73.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://alpharesearch.bg/userfiles/file/1013-Public%20Opinion-Alpha%20Research.pdf">Alpha Research</a> </td> <td align="right">25 September 2013 </td> <td align="center">15.6% </td> <td align="center"><b>17.9%</b> </td> <td align="center">5.8% </td> <td align="center">1.5% </td> <td align="center">7.6% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">3.1% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">21.6% </td> <td align="center">73.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.modernpolitics.org/wp-content/uploads/imp-poll-sept2013.pdf">Institute for Modern Politics</a> </td> <td align="right">28 September 2013 </td> <td align="center">16.6% </td> <td align="center"><b>18.5%</b> </td> <td align="center">5.8% </td> <td align="center">1.4% </td> <td align="center">5.6% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">1.9% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">16.5% </td> <td align="center">66.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140102194422/http://news.bgnes.com/view/1114808">Afis</a> </td> <td align="right">29 September 2013 </td> <td align="center">19.9% </td> <td align="center"><b>21.2%</b> </td> <td align="center">6.5% </td> <td align="center">2.5% </td> <td align="center">3.3% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">2.8% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">7.8% </td> <td align="center">64.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://pressadaily.bg/publication/27069-Пет-партии-влизат-в-НС-при-вот-сега">Sova Haris</a> </td> <td align="right">24 October 2013 </td> <td align="center">19.5% </td> <td align="center"><b>21.7%</b> </td> <td align="center">5.3% </td> <td align="center">2.0% </td> <td align="center">3.8% </td> <td align="center">2.4% </td> <td align="center">1.9% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">0.7% </td> <td align="center">57.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://alpharesearch.bg/userfiles/file/1013_Public_Opinion_Alpha%20Research.pdf">Alpha Research</a> </td> <td align="right">31 October 2013 </td> <td align="center">16.5% </td> <td align="center"><b>16.9%</b> </td> <td align="center">6.1% </td> <td align="center">3.0% </td> <td align="center">6.4% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">2.6% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">8.2% </td> <td align="center">59.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.modernpolitics.org/wp-content/uploads/imp-poll-november.pdf">Institute for Modern Politics</a> </td> <td align="right">10 November 2013 </td> <td align="center"><b>26.2%</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>26.2%</b> </td> <td align="center">8.1% </td> <td align="center">1.3% </td> <td align="center">8.2% </td> <td align="center">6.1% </td> <td align="center">1.9% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">78.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dnes.bg/obshtestvo/2013/11/20/sociolozi-sharen-parlament-i-6-razlika-mejdu-bsp-i-gerb.206828">Mediana</a> </td> <td align="right">18 November 2013 </td> <td align="center">16.9% </td> <td align="center"><b>22.8%</b> </td> <td align="center">7.6% </td> <td align="center">2.8% </td> <td align="center">8.6% </td> <td align="center">4.3% </td> <td align="center">2.9% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">2.9% </td> <td align="center">68.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131219122448/http://www.trud.bg/Article.asp?ArticleId=2649475">Gallup</a> </td> <td align="right">19 November 2013 </td> <td align="center">18.1% </td> <td align="center"><b>21.4%</b> </td> <td align="center">5.9% </td> <td align="center">2.4% </td> <td align="center">6.7% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">54.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://pressadaily.bg/publication/29754-Доверието-към-Плевнелиев-падна-с-10-">Sova Haris</a> </td> <td align="right">4 December 2013 </td> <td align="center">16.3% </td> <td align="center"><b>21.3%</b> </td> <td align="center">5.5% </td> <td align="center">2.7% </td> <td align="center">4.3% </td> <td align="center">3.0% </td> <td align="center">1.3% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">1.2% </td> <td align="center">55.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://alpharesearch.bg/userfiles/file/1213_Public_Opinion_Alpha%20Research(1).pdf">Alpha Research</a> </td> <td align="right">8 December 2013 </td> <td align="center">15.8% </td> <td align="center"><b>16.5%</b> </td> <td align="center">6.1% </td> <td align="center">2.7% </td> <td align="center">6.9% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">3.5% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">9.7% </td> <td align="center">61.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://pressadaily.bg/publication/30364-БСП-е-първа-сила-с-22-ГЕРБ-губи-привърженици">AFIS</a> </td> <td align="right">12 December 2013 </td> <td align="center">18% </td> <td align="center"><b>22%</b> </td> <td align="center">5% </td> <td align="center">2% </td> <td align="center">5% </td> <td align="center">3% </td> <td align="center">1% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">10% </td> <td align="center">66% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://focus-news.bg/news/2013/12/20/1862670/">Focus</a> </td> <td align="right">13 December 2013 </td> <td align="center"><b>23.5%</b> </td> <td align="center">22.3% </td> <td align="center">5.5% </td> <td align="center">2.7% </td> <td align="center">5.8% </td> <td align="center">3% </td> <td align="center">3% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">65.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.modernpolitics.org/wp-content/uploads/imp-poll-dec2013.pdf">Institute for Modern Politics</a> </td> <td align="right">17 December 2013 </td> <td align="center">21.0% </td> <td align="center"><b>21.2%</b> </td> <td align="center">4.8% </td> <td align="center">1.9% </td> <td align="center">4.8% </td> <td align="center">5.0% </td> <td align="center">1.9% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">60.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131219122448/http://www.trud.bg/Article.asp?ArticleId=2649475">Gallup</a> </td> <td align="right">18 December 2013 </td> <td align="center">18.0% </td> <td align="center"><b>22.8%</b> </td> <td align="center">6.1% </td> <td align="center">1.8% </td> <td align="center">4.8% </td> <td align="center">2.1% </td> <td align="center">1.6% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">3.5% </td> <td align="center">60.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://pressadaily.bg/publication/33256-Разликата-между-БСП-и-ГЕРБ-се-стопи">Sova Haris</a> </td> <td align="right">15 January 2014 </td> <td align="center">18.4% </td> <td align="center"><b>19.5%</b> </td> <td align="center">6.8% </td> <td align="center">2.3% </td> <td align="center">4.2% </td> <td align="center">3.0% </td> <td align="center">1.5% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">0.8% </td> <td align="center">56.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dnes.bg/politika/2014/01/26/galyp-izhodyt-ot-realni-izbori-trudno-predvidim.213743">Gallup</a> </td> <td align="right">16 January 2014 </td> <td align="center">18.1% </td> <td align="center"><b>21.6%</b> </td> <td align="center">5.8% </td> <td align="center">1.5% </td> <td align="center">4.8% </td> <td align="center">2.5% </td> <td align="center">2.1% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">3.5% </td> <td align="center">59.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://alpharesearch.bg/userfiles/file/0114_Public_Opinion_Alpha%20Research%282%29.pdf">Alpha Research</a> </td> <td align="right">22 January 2014 </td> <td align="center"><b>17.8%</b> </td> <td align="center">15.0% </td> <td align="center">6.0% </td> <td align="center">2.5% </td> <td align="center">5.2% </td> <td align="center">2.6% </td> <td align="center">3.1% </td> <td align="center">7.0% </td> <td align="center">3.2% </td> <td align="center">62.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.modernpolitics.org/wp-content/uploads/imp-poll-jan2014.pdf">Modern Institute for Politics</a> </td> <td align="right">31 January 2014 </td> <td align="center">19.8% </td> <td align="center"><b>20.5%</b> </td> <td align="center">4.3% </td> <td align="center">1.6% </td> <td align="center">4.5% </td> <td align="center">5.6% </td> <td align="center">1.5% </td> <td align="center">1.0% </td> <td align="center">4.0% </td> <td align="center">62.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2014/02/09/2237648_mediana_shest_partii_s_shans_da_vliazat_v_parlamenta/">Medina</a> </td> <td align="right">7 February 2014 </td> <td align="center">19.3% </td> <td align="center"><b>24.8%</b> </td> <td align="center">9.5% </td> <td align="center"><2.8% </td> <td align="center">6.4% </td> <td align="center">7.1% </td> <td align="center">3.3% </td> <td align="center">1.9% </td> <td align="center">- </td> <td align="center">72.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://offnews.bg/news/Политика_8/Галъп-ГЕРБ-и-БСП-с-изравнени-сили-за-евровота-АБВ-има-шанс-да-влезе-в-ЕП_298962.html">Gallup</a> </td> <td align="right">10 February 2014 </td> <td align="center">17.7% </td> <td align="center"><b>18.9%</b> </td> <td align="center">6.7% </td> <td align="center">1.6% </td> <td align="center">4.6% </td> <td align="center">6.1% </td> <td align="center">1.3% </td> <td align="center">6.0% </td> <td align="center">3.4% </td> <td align="center">66.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.focus-news.net/news/2014/02/18/1885565">Focus</a> </td> <td align="right">11 February 2014 </td> <td align="center"><b>21.7%</b> </td> <td align="center">19.2 </td> <td align="center">6.0% </td> <td align="center">1.8% </td> <td align="center">5.6% </td> <td align="center">6.0% </td> <td align="center">3.0% </td> <td align="center">6.0% </td> <td align="center">5.1% </td> <td align="center">74.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://offnews.bg/news/Политика_8/Алфа-рисърч-ГЕРБ-с-лек-превес-над-БСП-за-евровота_304957.html">Alpha Research</a> </td> <td align="right">22 February 2014 </td> <td align="center"><b>16.9%</b> </td> <td align="center">15.1% </td> <td align="center">6.9% </td> <td align="center">2.1% </td> <td align="center">5.0% </td> <td align="center">5.5% </td> <td align="center">3.2% </td> <td align="center">6.1% </td> <td align="center">5.8% </td> <td align="center">66.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://metapolls.net/2014/03/01/bulgaria-european-parliament-election-28-feb-2014-poll/">Metapolls</a> </td> <td align="right">28 February 2014 </td> <td align="center"><b>25.4%</b> </td> <td align="center">22.7% </td> <td align="center">10.4% </td> <td align="center">3.2% </td> <td align="center">7.5% </td> <td align="center">8.3% </td> <td align="center">4.8% </td> <td align="center">9.2% </td> <td align="center">8.7% </td> <td align="center">100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bpost.bg/article/25900">Gallup</a> </td> <td align="right">13 March 2014 </td> <td align="center"><b>20.7%</b> </td> <td align="center">19.5% </td> <td align="center">6.0% </td> <td align="center">2.5% </td> <td align="center">3.1% </td> <td align="center">5.0% </td> <td align="center">1.9% </td> <td align="center">3.2% </td> <td align="center">8.6% </td> <td align="center">70.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://metapolls.net/2014/03/20/bulgaria-european-parliament-election-20-mar-2014-poll/">Metapolls</a> </td> <td align="right">13 March 2014 </td> <td align="center"><b>29.4%</b> </td> <td align="center">27.7% </td> <td align="center">8.7% </td> <td align="center">3.5% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">7.1% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">4.5% </td> <td align="center">19.3% </td> <td align="center">100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://alpharesearch.bg/userfiles/file/0314_Public_Opinion_Alpha_Research.pdf">Alpha Research</a> </td> <td align="right">24 March 2014 </td> <td align="center"><b>17.4%</b> </td> <td align="center">15.2% </td> <td align="center">6.5% </td> <td align="center">2.0% </td> <td align="center">5.1% </td> <td align="center">5.2% </td> <td align="center">3.6% </td> <td align="center">4.0% </td> <td align="center">5.5% </td> <td align="center">64.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://pressadaily.bg/publication/39554-Четири-партии-си-делят-местата-в-Европарламента">Sova Haris</a> </td> <td align="right">25 March 2014 </td> <td align="center">20.6% </td> <td align="center"><b>21.9%</b> </td> <td align="center">7.0% </td> <td align="center">2.2% </td> <td align="center">2.8% </td> <td align="center">6.6% </td> <td align="center">0.9% </td> <td align="center">2.4% </td> <td align="center">0.6% </td> <td align="center">65.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.trud.bg/Article.asp?ArticleId=4014561">Gallup</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140411205854/http://www.trud.bg/Article.asp?ArticleId=4014561">Archived</a> 11 April 2014 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> </td> <td align="right">3 April 2014 </td> <td align="center"><b>20.9%</b> </td> <td align="center">20.0% </td> <td align="center">6.4% </td> <td align="center">2.2% </td> <td align="center">2.1% </td> <td align="center">5.3% </td> <td align="center">2.4% </td> <td align="center">3.5% </td> <td align="center">8.1% </td> <td align="center">70.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dnes.bg/politika/2014/04/08/chetiri-partii-s-evrodeputati-bsp-vodi-s-2-na-gerb.221719">Medina</a> </td> <td align="right">5 April 2014 </td> <td align="center">19.6% </td> <td align="center"><b>21.9%</b> </td> <td align="center">8.8% </td> <td align="center">2.5% </td> <td align="center">3.8% </td> <td align="center">7.0% </td> <td align="center">4.0% </td> <td align="center">3.7% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">71.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140413124145/http://opinions.bpost.bg/article/26324">Afis</a> </td> <td align="right">7 April 2014 </td> <td align="center">21.0% </td> <td align="center"><b>23.0%</b> </td> <td align="center">5.1% </td> <td align="center">3.5% </td> <td align="center">2.9% </td> <td align="center">5.7% </td> <td align="center">1.8% </td> <td align="center">4.4% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">67.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.24chasa.bg/Article.asp?ArticleId=4040668">Ekzakta</a> </td> <td align="right">10 April 2014 </td> <td align="center"><b>22.5%</b> </td> <td align="center">18.9% </td> <td align="center">6.0% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">5.2% </td> <td align="center">5.3% </td> <td align="center">3.4% </td> <td align="center">5.0% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">66.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.modernpolitics.org/wp-content/uploads/imp-poll-april2014.pdf">Institute for Modern Politics</a> </td> <td align="right">12 April 2014 </td> <td align="center"><b>21.8%</b> </td> <td align="center">21.0% </td> <td align="center">5.1% </td> <td align="center">4.1% </td> <td align="center">2.7% </td> <td align="center">7.3% </td> <td align="center">1.2% </td> <td align="center">3.1% </td> <td align="center">1.7% </td> <td align="center">68.0% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:150px">Source </th> <th style="width:80px">Date </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/GERB" title="GERB">GERB</a> </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Socialist_Party" title="Bulgarian Socialist Party">BSP</a> </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/Movement_for_Rights_and_Freedoms" title="Movement for Rights and Freedoms">DPS</a> </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/Attack_(political_party)" title="Attack (political party)">Attack</a> </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/Reformist_Bloc" title="Reformist Bloc">Reformist Bloc</a> </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria_without_Censorship" class="mw-redirect" title="Bulgaria without Censorship">BBT</a> </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/National_Front_for_the_Salvation_of_Bulgaria" class="mw-redirect" title="National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria">NFSB</a> </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/Alternative_for_Bulgarian_Revival" title="Alternative for Bulgarian Revival">ABV</a> </th> <th style="width:100px">Others </th> <th style="width:100px">Total </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Election_campaign">Election campaign</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Bulgaria&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Election campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:150px">Source </th> <th style="width:80px">Date </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/GERB" title="GERB">GERB</a> </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Socialist_Party" title="Bulgarian Socialist Party">BSP</a> </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/Movement_for_Rights_and_Freedoms" title="Movement for Rights and Freedoms">DPS</a> </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/Attack_(political_party)" title="Attack (political party)">Attack</a> </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/Reformist_Bloc" title="Reformist Bloc">Reformist Bloc</a> </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria_without_Censorship" class="mw-redirect" title="Bulgaria without Censorship">BBT</a> </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/National_Front_for_the_Salvation_of_Bulgaria" class="mw-redirect" title="National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria">NFSB</a> </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/Alternative_for_Bulgarian_Revival" title="Alternative for Bulgarian Revival">ABV</a> </th> <th style="width:100px">Others </th> <th style="width:100px">Total </th></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.modernpolitics.org/wp-content/uploads/imp-poll-april2014.pdf">Institute for Modern Politics</a> </td> <td align="right">26 April 2014 </td> <td align="center"><b>17.6%</b> </td> <td align="center">15.9% </td> <td align="center">6.2% </td> <td align="center">2.5% </td> <td align="center">4.5% </td> <td align="center">4.9% </td> <td align="center">3.0% </td> <td align="center">4.5% </td> <td align="center">7.0% </td> <td align="center">66.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://pressadaily.bg/publication/42375-БСП-192-ГЕРБ-17-ДПС-62">Sova Haris</a> </td> <td align="right">28 April 2014 </td> <td align="center">17.0% </td> <td align="center"><b>19.2%</b> </td> <td align="center">6.2% </td> <td align="center">2.3% </td> <td align="center">4.1% </td> <td align="center">5.5% </td> <td align="center">1.4% </td> <td align="center">2.3% </td> <td align="center">0.3% </td> <td align="center">58.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.24chasa.bg/Article.asp?ArticleId=4069780">Center for Analysis and Marketing</a> </td> <td align="right">30 April 2014 </td> <td align="center"><b>14.8%</b> </td> <td align="center">13.3% </td> <td align="center">6.8% </td> <td align="center">1.7% </td> <td align="center">3.0% </td> <td align="center">2.7% </td> <td align="center">2.1% </td> <td align="center">0.7% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">45.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140520122818/http://news.bgnes.com/view/1162347">Mediana</a> </td> <td align="right">13 May 2014 </td> <td align="center">17.1% </td> <td align="center"><b>20.5%</b> </td> <td align="center">7.3% </td> <td align="center">3.5% </td> <td align="center">4.3% </td> <td align="center">9.8% </td> <td align="center">3.6% </td> <td align="center">2.9% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">69.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.modernpolitics.org/wp-content/uploads/imp-poll-may2014.pdf">Institute for Modern Politics</a> </td> <td align="right">13 May 2014 </td> <td align="center">19.3% </td> <td align="center"><b>20.5%</b> </td> <td align="center">7.0% </td> <td align="center">4.5% </td> <td align="center">2.5% </td> <td align="center">7.5% </td> <td align="center">1.4% </td> <td align="center">3.5% </td> <td align="center">2.6% </td> <td align="center">68.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.focus-news.net/news/2014/05/22/1922098">Exacta Research</a> </td> <td align="right">19 May 2014 </td> <td align="center"><b>28.5%</b> </td> <td align="center">24.0% </td> <td align="center">11.3% </td> <td align="center">4.1% </td> <td align="center">6.2% </td> <td align="center">11.1% </td> <td align="center">3.8% </td> <td align="center">5.8% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">94.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dnevnik.bg/izbori2014/2014/05/22/2305148_alfa_risurch_gerb_bsp_dps_barekov_i_reformatorite_-_s/?ref=miniurl">Alpha Research</a> </td> <td align="right">20 May 2014 </td> <td align="center"><b>27.3%</b> </td> <td align="center">23.6% </td> <td align="center">13.4% </td> <td align="center">4.1% </td> <td align="center">5.9% </td> <td align="center">10.5% </td> <td align="center">3.9% </td> <td align="center">5.3% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">94.0% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:150px">Source </th> <th style="width:80px">Date </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/GERB" title="GERB">GERB</a> </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Socialist_Party" title="Bulgarian Socialist Party">BSP</a> </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/Movement_for_Rights_and_Freedoms" title="Movement for Rights and Freedoms">DPS</a> </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/Attack_(political_party)" title="Attack (political party)">Attack</a> </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/Reformist_Bloc" title="Reformist Bloc">Reformist Bloc</a> </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria_without_Censorship" class="mw-redirect" title="Bulgaria without Censorship">BBT</a> </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/National_Front_for_the_Salvation_of_Bulgaria" class="mw-redirect" title="National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria">NFSB</a> </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/Alternative_for_Bulgarian_Revival" title="Alternative for Bulgarian Revival">ABV</a> </th> <th style="width:100px">Others </th> <th style="width:100px">Total </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Exit_polls">Exit polls</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Bulgaria&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Exit polls"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:150px">Source </th> <th style="width:80px">Date </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/GERB" title="GERB">GERB</a> </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Socialist_Party" title="Bulgarian Socialist Party">BSP</a> </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/Movement_for_Rights_and_Freedoms" title="Movement for Rights and Freedoms">DPS</a> </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/Attack_(political_party)" title="Attack (political party)">Attack</a> </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/Reformist_Bloc" title="Reformist Bloc">Reformist Bloc</a> </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria_without_Censorship" class="mw-redirect" title="Bulgaria without Censorship">BBT</a> </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/National_Front_for_the_Salvation_of_Bulgaria" class="mw-redirect" title="National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria">NFSB</a> </th> <th style="width:100px"><a href="/wiki/Alternative_for_Bulgarian_Revival" title="Alternative for Bulgarian Revival">ABV</a> </th> <th style="width:100px">Others </th> <th style="width:100px">Total </th></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.novinite.com/articles/160823/GERB+Wins+Bulgaria%E2%80%99s+European+Elections+%E2%80%93+Exit+Polls">Mediana</a> </td> <td align="right">25 May 2014 </td> <td align="center"><b>27.9%</b> </td> <td align="center">20.2% </td> <td align="center">14.5% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">7.3% </td> <td align="center">11.6% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">81.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.novinite.com/articles/160823/GERB+Wins+Bulgaria%E2%80%99s+European+Elections+%E2%80%93+Exit+Polls">Alpha Research</a> </td> <td align="right">25 May 2014 </td> <td align="center"><b>28.4%</b> </td> <td align="center">21.6% </td> <td align="center">15.5% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">6.8% </td> <td align="center">9.9% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">82.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.novinite.com/articles/160823/GERB+Wins+Bulgaria%E2%80%99s+European+Elections+%E2%80%93+Exit+Polls">Gallup International</a> </td> <td align="right">25 May 2014 </td> <td align="center"><b>28.6%</b> </td> <td align="center">19.8% </td> <td align="center">14.9% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">6.4% </td> <td align="center">11.1% </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">80.8% </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Results">Results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Bulgaria&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"><caption></caption><tbody><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2">Party</th><th scope="col">Votes</th><th scope="col">%</th><th scope="col">Seats</th><th scope="col">+/–</th></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#0054A6"></td><td><a href="/wiki/GERB" title="GERB">GERB</a></td><td style="text-align:right">680,838</td><td style="text-align:right">30.40</td><td style="text-align:right">6</td><td style="text-align:right">+1</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#C20009"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Coalition_for_Bulgaria" class="mw-redirect" title="Coalition for Bulgaria">Coalition for Bulgaria</a></td><td style="text-align:right">424,037</td><td style="text-align:right">18.94</td><td style="text-align:right">4</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#0066B7"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Movement_for_Rights_and_Freedoms" title="Movement for Rights and Freedoms">Movement for Rights and Freedoms</a></td><td style="text-align:right">386,725</td><td style="text-align:right">17.27</td><td style="text-align:right">4</td><td style="text-align:right">+1</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#08B4D8"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Reload_Bulgaria" title="Reload Bulgaria">Bulgaria Uncensored</a></td><td style="text-align:right">238,629</td><td style="text-align:right">10.66</td><td style="text-align:right">2</td><td style="text-align:right">New</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#2A3A79"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Reformist_Bloc" title="Reformist Bloc">Reformist Bloc</a></td><td style="text-align:right">144,532</td><td style="text-align:right">6.45</td><td style="text-align:right">1</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#6A013A"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Alternative_for_Bulgarian_Revival" title="Alternative for Bulgarian Revival">Alternative for Bulgarian Revival</a></td><td style="text-align:right">90,061</td><td style="text-align:right">4.02</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">New</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#1C4482"></td><td><a href="/wiki/National_Front_for_the_Salvation_of_Bulgaria" class="mw-redirect" title="National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria">National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria</a></td><td style="text-align:right">68,376</td><td style="text-align:right">3.05</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">New</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#344D28"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Attack_(political_party)" title="Attack (political party)">Attack</a></td><td style="text-align:right">66,210</td><td style="text-align:right">2.96</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">–2</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#E51D2D"></td><td><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Voice_(Bulgaria)" title="People's Voice (Bulgaria)">People's Voice</a></td><td style="text-align:right">22,440</td><td style="text-align:right">1.00</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">New</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F5CE42"></td><td>Coalition KOD (OB–<a href="/wiki/National_Movement_for_Stability_and_Progress" title="National Movement for Stability and Progress">NDSV</a>–SDP)</td><td style="text-align:right">20,487</td><td style="text-align:right">0.91</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">–2</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#63A83D"></td><td><a href="/wiki/The_Greens_(Bulgaria)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Greens (Bulgaria)">The Greens</a></td><td style="text-align:right">12,547</td><td style="text-align:right">0.56</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#BE0403"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Left" title="Bulgarian Left">Bulgarian Left</a></td><td style="text-align:right">11,014</td><td style="text-align:right">0.49</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">New</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F8F9FA"></td><td>Blue Unity</td><td style="text-align:right">10,786</td><td style="text-align:right">0.48</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">New</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#CC0000"></td><td>Bulgarian Communist Party</td><td style="text-align:right">9,318</td><td style="text-align:right">0.42</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">New</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#337E2C"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_Bulgaria" class="mw-redirect" title="Green Party of Bulgaria">Green Party</a></td><td style="text-align:right">7,989</td><td style="text-align:right">0.36</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">New</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F8F9FA"></td><td>BASTA</td><td style="text-align:right">7,330</td><td style="text-align:right">0.33</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">New</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F8F9FA"></td><td>Party of Greens</td><td style="text-align:right">5,218</td><td style="text-align:right">0.23</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">New</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:red"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Union_of_Communists_in_Bulgaria" title="Union of Communists in Bulgaria">Union of Communists in Bulgaria</a></td><td style="text-align:right">3,217</td><td style="text-align:right">0.14</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">New</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F8F9FA"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_National-Patriotic_Party" title="Bulgarian National-Patriotic Party">Bulgarian National-Patriotic Party</a></td><td style="text-align:right">3,000</td><td style="text-align:right">0.13</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">New</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F8F9FA"></td><td>Christian Democratic Party</td><td style="text-align:right">2,964</td><td style="text-align:right">0.13</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">New</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F8F9FA"></td><td>Nationalist Parties of Bulgaria (Svoboda–<a href="/wiki/Libertas_Bulgaria" class="mw-redirect" title="Libertas Bulgaria">Libertas Bulgaria</a>)</td><td style="text-align:right">2,499</td><td style="text-align:right">0.11</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">New</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#DCDCDC"></td><td>Independents</td><td style="text-align:right">21,213</td><td style="text-align:right">0.95</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="font-weight:bold"><td colspan="2">Total</td><td style="text-align:right">2,239,430</td><td style="text-align:right">100.00</td><td style="text-align:right">17</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom"><td colspan="6" style="color:black;background:#eaecf0"></td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"><th scope="row" colspan="2" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;color:inherit;background:inherit">Valid votes</th><td>2,239,430</td><td>94.81</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"><th scope="row" colspan="2" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;color:inherit;background:inherit">Invalid/blank votes</th><td>122,536</td><td>5.19</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="font-weight:bold;text-align:right"><th scope="row" colspan="2" style="text-align:left;background:inherit;color:inherit">Total votes</th><td>2,361,966</td><td>100.00</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"><th scope="row" colspan="2" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;color:inherit;background:inherit">Registered voters/turnout</th><td>6,599,599</td><td>35.79</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"><td colspan="6" style="text-align:left">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://results.cik.bg/ep2014/rezultati/">CIK</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Elected_MEPs">Elected MEPs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Bulgaria&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Elected MEPs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output 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Democrats">European People's Party–European Democrats</a></b> – 7 seats: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/GERB" title="GERB">GERB</a> – 6 seats <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tomislav_Donchev" title="Tomislav Donchev">Tomislav Donchev</a> (former Minister of European Funding management)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrey_Kovatchev" title="Andrey Kovatchev">Andrey Kovatchev</a> (second term as MEP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maria_Gabriel" class="mw-redirect" title="Maria Gabriel">Maria Gabriel</a> (second term as MEP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Uruchev" class="mw-redirect" title="Vladimir Uruchev">Vladimir Uruchev</a> (third term as MEP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eva_Paunova" class="mw-redirect" title="Eva Paunova">Eva Paunova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emil_Radev" title="Emil Radev">Emil Radev</a></li></ul></li> <li>RB <a href="/wiki/Reformist_Bloc" title="Reformist Bloc">Reformist Bloc</a> – 1 seat <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Svetoslav_Malinov" title="Svetoslav Malinov">Svetoslav Malinov</a> (second term as MEP) (according to preliminary info a majority of the voters have expressed their preference for the second candidate in the list – Malinov. Confirmed by the Central Electoral Commission)<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Party_of_European_Socialists" title="Party of European Socialists">Party of European Socialists</a></b> – 4 seats: </p> <ul><li>BSP <a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Socialist_Party" title="Bulgarian Socialist Party">Bulgarian Socialist Party</a> – 4 seats <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Momchil_Nekov" title="Momchil Nekov">Momchil Nekov</a> (Candidate No. 15 on the party list, but finished in first place after a surprising preference voting victory)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sergei_Stanishev" class="mw-redirect" title="Sergei Stanishev">Sergei Stanishev</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iliana_Yotova" class="mw-redirect" title="Iliana Yotova">Iliana Yotova</a> (third term as MEP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgi_Pirinski" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgi Pirinski">Georgi Pirinski</a></li></ul></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Alliance_of_Liberals_and_Democrats_for_Europe" title="Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe">Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe</a></b> – 4 seats: </p> <ul><li>DPS <a href="/wiki/Movement_for_Rights_and_Freedoms" title="Movement for Rights and Freedoms">Movement for Rights and Freedoms</a> – 4 seats: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Filiz_Husmenova" class="mw-redirect" title="Filiz Husmenova">Filiz Husmenova</a> (third term as MEP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nedjmi_Ali" class="mw-redirect" title="Nedjmi Ali">Nedjmi Ali</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ilhan_Kyuchuk&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ilhan Kyuchuk (page does not exist)">Ilhan Kyuchuk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iskra_Mihaylova" title="Iskra Mihaylova">Iskra Mihaylova</a> (incumbent Minister of Environment and Water Resources, instead of Delyan Peevski)</li></ul></li></ul> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>Declined</i>:</dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Delyan_Peevski" title="Delyan Peevski">Delyan Peevski</a> (steps down, turns over his seat to the fifth on the list)<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></dd></dl> <p><b><a href="/wiki/European_Conservatives_and_Reformists_Group" title="European Conservatives and Reformists Group">European Conservatives and Reformists</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – 2 seats </p> <ul><li>BBT Bulgaria Without Censorship (Electoral Alliance) – 2 seats <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nikolay_Barekov" title="Nikolay Barekov">Nikolay Barekov</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bulgaria_Without_Censorship" class="mw-redirect" title="Bulgaria Without Censorship">Bulgaria Without Censorship</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angel_Dzhambazki" title="Angel Dzhambazki">Angel Dzhambazki</a> (<a href="/wiki/IMRO_%E2%80%93_Bulgarian_National_Movement" class="mw-redirect" title="IMRO – Bulgarian National Movement">IMRO – Bulgarian National Movement</a>)</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media_expenses">Media expenses</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Bulgaria&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Media expenses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to a survey taken by the NGO <a href="/w/index.php?title=Institute_for_Public_Environment_Development&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Institute for Public Environment Development (page does not exist)">Institute for Public Environment Development</a>, the following table represents the media campaign expenses of the main parties:<sup id="cite_ref-expenses_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-expenses-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Party</th> <th>Spending (BGN)</th> <th>Spending per seat </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria_Without_Censorship" class="mw-redirect" title="Bulgaria Without Censorship">Bulgaria Without Censorship</a></td> <td>1,085,655</td> <td>542,827.50 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Socialist_Party" title="Bulgarian Socialist Party">Bulgarian Socialist Party</a></td> <td>740,000</td> <td>185,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Attack_(political_party)" title="Attack (political party)">Attack</a></td> <td>648,000</td> <td><small>Did not win any seats</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Reformist_Bloc" title="Reformist Bloc">Reformist Bloc</a></td> <td>360,000</td> <td>360,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Movement_for_Rights_and_Freedoms" title="Movement for Rights and Freedoms">Movement for Rights and Freedoms</a></td> <td>294,500</td> <td>73,625 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alternative_for_Bulgarian_Revival" title="Alternative for Bulgarian Revival">Alternative for Bulgarian Revival</a></td> <td>229,318</td> <td><small>Did not win any seats</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/GERB" title="GERB">GERB</a></td> <td>133,271</td> <td>22,211.80 </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>Note: Campaign expenses were capped at BGN 2 million.<sup id="cite_ref-expenses_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-expenses-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Bulgaria&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2007_European_Parliament_election_in_Bulgaria" title="2007 European Parliament election in Bulgaria">2007 European Parliament election in Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Bulgaria" title="2009 European Parliament election in Bulgaria">2009 European Parliament election in Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election" title="2014 European Parliament election">2014 European Parliament election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Parliament_elections,_Bulgaria" class="mw-redirect" title="European Parliament elections, Bulgaria">European Parliament elections, Bulgaria</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Bulgaria&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Denmark">Denmark</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(including <a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election_in_Greenland" title="1979 European Parliament election in Greenland">Greenland</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election_in_France" title="1979 European Parliament election in France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election_in_Ireland" title="1979 European Parliament election in Ireland">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election_in_Italy" title="1979 European Parliament election in Italy">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election_in_Luxembourg" title="1979 European Parliament election in Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election_in_the_Netherlands" title="1979 European Parliament election in the Netherlands">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1979 European 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href="/wiki/1984_European_Parliament_election_in_France" title="1984 European Parliament election in France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_European_Parliament_election_in_Greece" title="1984 European Parliament election in Greece">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_European_Parliament_election_in_Ireland" title="1984 European Parliament election in Ireland">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_European_Parliament_election_in_Italy" title="1984 European Parliament election in Italy">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_European_Parliament_election_in_Luxembourg" title="1984 European Parliament election in Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_European_Parliament_election_in_the_Netherlands" title="1984 European Parliament election in the Netherlands">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1984 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_European_Parliament_election_in_West_Germany" title="1984 European Parliament election in West Germany">West Germany</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1989_European_Parliament_election" title="1989 European Parliament election">1989</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1989_European_Parliament_election_in_Belgium" title="1989 European Parliament election in Belgium">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_European_Parliament_election_in_Denmark" title="1989 European Parliament election in Denmark">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_European_Parliament_election_in_France" title="1989 European Parliament election in France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_European_Parliament_election_in_Greece" title="1989 European Parliament election in Greece">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_European_Parliament_election_in_Ireland" title="1989 European Parliament election in Ireland">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_European_Parliament_election_in_Italy" title="1989 European Parliament election in Italy">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_European_Parliament_election_in_Luxembourg" title="1989 European Parliament election in Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_European_Parliament_election_in_the_Netherlands" title="1989 European Parliament election in the Netherlands">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_European_Parliament_election_in_Portugal" title="1989 European Parliament election in Portugal">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_European_Parliament_election_in_Spain" title="1989 European Parliament election in Spain">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1989 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_European_Parliament_election_in_West_Germany" title="1989 European Parliament election in West Germany">West Germany</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1994_European_Parliament_election" title="1994 European Parliament election">1994</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1994_European_Parliament_election_in_Belgium" title="1994 European Parliament election in Belgium">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_European_Parliament_election_in_Denmark" title="1994 European Parliament election in Denmark">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_European_Parliament_election_in_France" title="1994 European Parliament election in France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_European_Parliament_election_in_Germany" title="1994 European Parliament election in Germany">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_European_Parliament_election_in_Greece" title="1994 European Parliament election in Greece">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_European_Parliament_election_in_Ireland" title="1994 European Parliament election in Ireland">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_European_Parliament_election_in_Italy" title="1994 European Parliament election in Italy">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_European_Parliament_election_in_Luxembourg" title="1994 European Parliament election in Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_European_Parliament_election_in_the_Netherlands" title="1994 European Parliament election in the Netherlands">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_European_Parliament_election_in_Portugal" title="1994 European Parliament election in Portugal">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_European_Parliament_election_in_Spain" title="1994 European Parliament election in Spain">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1994 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1999_European_Parliament_election" title="1999 European Parliament election">1999</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1999_European_Parliament_election_in_Austria" title="1999 European Parliament election in Austria">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_European_Parliament_election_in_Belgium" title="1999 European Parliament election in Belgium">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_European_Parliament_election_in_Denmark" title="1999 European Parliament election in Denmark">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_European_Parliament_election_in_Finland" title="1999 European Parliament election in Finland">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_European_Parliament_election_in_France" title="1999 European Parliament election in France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_European_Parliament_election_in_Germany" title="1999 European Parliament election in Germany">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_European_Parliament_election_in_Greece" title="1999 European Parliament election in Greece">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_European_Parliament_election_in_Ireland" title="1999 European Parliament election in Ireland">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_European_Parliament_election_in_Italy" title="1999 European Parliament election in Italy">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_European_Parliament_election_in_Luxembourg" title="1999 European Parliament election in Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_European_Parliament_election_in_the_Netherlands" title="1999 European Parliament election in the Netherlands">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_European_Parliament_election_in_Portugal" title="1999 European Parliament election in Portugal">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_European_Parliament_election_in_Spain" title="1999 European Parliament election in Spain">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_European_Parliament_election_in_Sweden" title="1999 European Parliament election in Sweden">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election" title="2004 European Parliament election">2004</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_Austria" title="2004 European Parliament election in Austria">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_Belgium" title="2004 European Parliament election in Belgium">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_Cyprus" title="2004 European Parliament election in Cyprus">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_the_Czech_Republic" title="2004 European Parliament election in the Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_Denmark" title="2004 European Parliament election in Denmark">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_Estonia" title="2004 European Parliament election in Estonia">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_Finland" title="2004 European Parliament election in Finland">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_France" title="2004 European Parliament election in France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_Germany" title="2004 European Parliament election in Germany">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_Greece" title="2004 European Parliament election in Greece">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_Hungary" title="2004 European Parliament election in Hungary">Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_Ireland" title="2004 European Parliament election in Ireland">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_Italy" title="2004 European Parliament election in Italy">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_Latvia" title="2004 European Parliament election in Latvia">Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_Lithuania" title="2004 European Parliament election in Lithuania">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_Luxembourg" title="2004 European Parliament election in Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_Malta" title="2004 European Parliament election in Malta">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_the_Netherlands" title="2004 European Parliament election in the Netherlands">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_Poland" title="2004 European Parliament election in Poland">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_Portugal" title="2004 European Parliament election in Portugal">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_Slovakia" title="2004 European Parliament election in Slovakia">Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_Slovenia" title="2004 European Parliament election in Slovenia">Slovenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_Spain" title="2004 European Parliament election in Spain">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_Sweden" title="2004 European Parliament election in Sweden">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2004 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(including <a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_Gibraltar" title="2004 European Parliament election in Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election" title="2009 European Parliament election">2009</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Austria" title="2009 European Parliament election in Austria">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Belgium" title="2009 European Parliament election in Belgium">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Bulgaria" title="2009 European Parliament election in Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Cyprus" title="2009 European Parliament election in Cyprus">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_the_Czech_Republic" title="2009 European Parliament election in the Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Denmark" title="2009 European Parliament election in Denmark">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Estonia" title="2009 European Parliament election in Estonia">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Finland" title="2009 European Parliament election in Finland">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_France" title="2009 European Parliament election in France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Germany" title="2009 European Parliament election in Germany">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Greece" title="2009 European Parliament election in Greece">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Hungary" title="2009 European Parliament election in Hungary">Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Ireland" title="2009 European Parliament election in Ireland">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Italy" title="2009 European Parliament election in Italy">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Latvia" title="2009 European Parliament election in Latvia">Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Lithuania" title="2009 European Parliament election in Lithuania">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Luxembourg" title="2009 European Parliament election in Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Malta" title="2009 European Parliament election in Malta">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_the_Netherlands" title="2009 European Parliament election in the Netherlands">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Poland" title="2009 European Parliament election in Poland">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Portugal" title="2009 European Parliament election in Portugal">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Romania" title="2009 European Parliament election in Romania">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Slovakia" title="2009 European Parliament election in Slovakia">Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Slovenia" title="2009 European Parliament election in Slovenia">Slovenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Spain" title="2009 European Parliament election in Spain">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Sweden" title="2009 European Parliament election in Sweden">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2009 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(including <a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Gibraltar" title="2009 European Parliament election in Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election" title="2014 European Parliament election">2014</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Austria" title="2014 European Parliament election in Austria">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Belgium" title="2014 European Parliament election in Belgium">Belgium</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Croatia" title="2014 European Parliament election in Croatia">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Cyprus" title="2014 European Parliament election in Cyprus">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_the_Czech_Republic" title="2014 European Parliament election in the Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Denmark" title="2014 European Parliament election in Denmark">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Estonia" title="2014 European Parliament election in Estonia">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Finland" title="2014 European Parliament election in Finland">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_France" title="2014 European Parliament election in France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Germany" title="2014 European Parliament election in Germany">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Greece" title="2014 European Parliament election in Greece">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Hungary" title="2014 European Parliament election in Hungary">Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Ireland" title="2014 European Parliament election in Ireland">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Italy" title="2014 European Parliament election in Italy">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Latvia" title="2014 European Parliament election in Latvia">Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Lithuania" title="2014 European Parliament election in Lithuania">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Luxembourg" title="2014 European Parliament election in Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Malta" title="2014 European Parliament election in Malta">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_the_Netherlands" title="2014 European Parliament election in the Netherlands">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Poland" title="2014 European Parliament election in Poland">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Portugal" title="2014 European Parliament election in Portugal">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Romania" title="2014 European Parliament election in Romania">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Slovakia" title="2014 European Parliament election in Slovakia">Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Slovenia" title="2014 European Parliament election in Slovenia">Slovenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Spain" title="2014 European Parliament election in Spain">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Sweden" title="2014 European Parliament election in Sweden">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2014 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(including <a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Gibraltar" title="2014 European Parliament election in Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election" title="2019 European Parliament election">2019</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Austria" title="2019 European Parliament election in Austria">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Belgium" title="2019 European Parliament election in Belgium">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Bulgaria" title="2019 European Parliament election in Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Croatia" title="2019 European Parliament election in Croatia">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Cyprus" title="2019 European Parliament election in Cyprus">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_the_Czech_Republic" title="2019 European Parliament election in the Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Denmark" title="2019 European Parliament election in Denmark">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Estonia" title="2019 European Parliament election in Estonia">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Finland" title="2019 European Parliament election in Finland">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_France" title="2019 European Parliament election in France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Germany" title="2019 European Parliament election in Germany">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Greece" title="2019 European Parliament election in Greece">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Hungary" title="2019 European Parliament election in Hungary">Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Ireland" title="2019 European Parliament election in Ireland">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Italy" title="2019 European Parliament election in Italy">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Latvia" title="2019 European Parliament election in Latvia">Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Lithuania" title="2019 European Parliament election in Lithuania">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Luxembourg" title="2019 European Parliament election in Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Malta" title="2019 European Parliament election in Malta">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_the_Netherlands" title="2019 European Parliament election in the Netherlands">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Poland" title="2019 European Parliament election in Poland">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Portugal" title="2019 European Parliament election in Portugal">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Romania" title="2019 European Parliament election in Romania">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Slovakia" title="2019 European Parliament election in Slovakia">Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Slovenia" title="2019 European Parliament election in Slovenia">Slovenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Spain" title="2019 European Parliament election in Spain">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Sweden" title="2019 European Parliament election in Sweden">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(including <a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Gibraltar" title="2019 European Parliament election in Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election" title="2024 European Parliament election">2024</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Austria" title="2024 European Parliament election in Austria">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Belgium" title="2024 European Parliament election in Belgium">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Bulgaria" title="2024 European Parliament election in Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Croatia" title="2024 European Parliament election in Croatia">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Cyprus" title="2024 European Parliament election in Cyprus">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_the_Czech_Republic" title="2024 European Parliament election in the Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Denmark" title="2024 European Parliament election in Denmark">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Estonia" title="2024 European Parliament election in 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election">1879 (Jan)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1879_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1879 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1879 (Sep-Oct)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1880 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1881_Bulgarian_Constitutional_Assembly_election" title="1881 Bulgarian Constitutional Assembly election">1881</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1882 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1884 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_Bulgarian_Constitutional_Assembly_election" title="1886 Bulgarian Constitutional Assembly election">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1887 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1890 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_Bulgarian_Constitutional_Assembly_election" title="1893 Bulgarian Constitutional Assembly election">1893 (Apr)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1893 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1893 (Jul)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1894 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1896 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1899 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1901 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1902 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1903 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1908 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_Bulgarian_Constitutional_Assembly_election" title="1911 Bulgarian Constitutional Assembly election">1911 (Jun)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1911 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1911 (Sep)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1913 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1914 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1919 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1920 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_1923_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="April 1923 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1923 (Apr)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_1923_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="November 1923 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1923 (Nov)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1927 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1931 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1938 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1939 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1945 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Bulgarian_Constitutional_Assembly_election" title="1946 Bulgarian Constitutional Assembly election">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1949 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1953 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1957 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1962 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1966 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1971 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1976 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1981 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1986 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Bulgarian_Constitutional_Assembly_election" title="1990 Bulgarian Constitutional Assembly election">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1991 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1994 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="1997 Bulgarian parliamentary election">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="2001 Bulgarian parliamentary election">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="2005 Bulgarian parliamentary election">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="2009 Bulgarian parliamentary election">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="2013 Bulgarian parliamentary election">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="2014 Bulgarian parliamentary election">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="2017 Bulgarian parliamentary election">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_2021_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="April 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election">2021 (Apr)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_2021_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="July 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election">2021 (Jul)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Bulgarian_general_election" title="2021 Bulgarian general election">2021 (Nov)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="2022 Bulgarian parliamentary election">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="2023 Bulgarian parliamentary election">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_2024_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="June 2024 Bulgarian parliamentary election">2024 (Jun)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_2024_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="October 2024 Bulgarian parliamentary election">2024 (Oct)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/President_of_Bulgaria" title="President of Bulgaria">Presidential elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1992_Bulgarian_presidential_election" title="1992 Bulgarian presidential election">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Bulgarian_presidential_election" title="1996 Bulgarian presidential election">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Bulgarian_presidential_election" title="2001 Bulgarian presidential election">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Bulgarian_presidential_election" title="2006 Bulgarian presidential election">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Bulgarian_presidential_election" title="2011 Bulgarian presidential election">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Bulgarian_presidential_election" title="2016 Bulgarian presidential election">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Bulgarian_general_election" title="2021 Bulgarian general election">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2026_Bulgarian_presidential_election" title="2026 Bulgarian presidential election"><i>2026</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_Bulgaria" title="Municipalities of Bulgaria">Local elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_Bulgarian_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1991 Bulgarian local elections (page does not exist)">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1995_Bulgarian_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1995 Bulgarian local elections (page does not exist)">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1999_Bulgarian_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1999 Bulgarian local elections (page does not exist)">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2003_Bulgarian_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2003 Bulgarian local elections (page does not exist)">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Bulgarian_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2007 Bulgarian local elections (page does not exist)">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2011_Bulgarian_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2011 Bulgarian local elections (page does not exist)">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Bulgarian_local_elections" title="2015 Bulgarian local elections">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Bulgarian_local_elections" title="2019 Bulgarian local elections">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Bulgarian_local_elections" title="2023 Bulgarian local elections">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/European_Parliament_elections_in_Bulgaria" class="mw-redirect" title="European Parliament elections in Bulgaria">European elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2007_European_Parliament_election_in_Bulgaria" title="2007 European Parliament election in Bulgaria">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Bulgaria" title="2009 European Parliament election in Bulgaria">2009</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Bulgaria" title="2019 European Parliament election in Bulgaria">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Bulgaria" title="2024 European Parliament election in Bulgaria">2024</a></li></ul> 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