2014 European Parliament election in Bulgaria

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2014 European Parliament election in Bulgaria
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  2009 25 May 2014 2019  

All 17 Bulgarian seats to the European Parliament
Turnout35.84% Decrease2.svg [1]
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Leader Tomislav Donchev Sergei Stanishev Filiz Hyusmenova
Party GERB BSP DPS
Alliance EPP S&D ALDE
Last election5 seats, 24.36%4 seats, 18.50%3 seats, 14.14%
Seats won644
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg 1
Popular vote680,838424,037386,725
Percentage30.40%18.93%17.26%
SwingIncrease2.svg 6.04Increase2.svg 0.44Increase2.svg 3.12

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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Leader Nikolay Barekov Meglena Kuneva Volen Siderov
Party BBT-VMRO RB Ataka
Alliance ECR EPP NI
Last election1 seat, 7.95%2 seats, 11.96%
Seats won210
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 2
Popular vote238,629144,53266,210
Percentage10.66%6.45%2.96%
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An election of the Members of the European Parliament from Bulgaria to the European Parliament was held on 25 May 2014 [2] as part of the larger European Parliament election. After a decision by the European Council in 2013, Bulgaria was allocated 17 seats in the European Parliament for the Eighth European Parliament. [3]

Contents

The election campaign officially began on 25 April 2014, one month before the election day. [4]

Background

The elections come a year after the 2013 parliamentary elections in Bulgaria that resulted in a minority parliament. Since the election winner, GERB, failed to form a government the Socialists and the DPS formed a coalition government led by Plamen Oresharski. The European elections of 2014 are considered to be of importance as they will reflect the popularity of the current government.

Changes in electoral law

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. [5]

Implicit electoral threshold still remains equal to the Hare Quota, which is about 5.88% of the total valid votes. [6]

Opinion polls

Polls include Bulgarian parliamentary election polls if European parliamentary election polling numbers are unavailable.

Pre election campaign

Election campaign

SourceDate GERB BSP DPS Attack Reformist Bloc BBT NFSB ABV OthersTotal
Institute for Modern Politics 26 April 201417.6%15.9%6.2%2.5%4.5%4.9%3.0%4.5%7.0%66.1%
Sova Haris 28 April 201417.0%19.2%6.2%2.3%4.1%5.5%1.4%2.3%0.3%58.3%
Center for Analysis and Marketing 30 April 201414.8%13.3%6.8%1.7%3.0%2.7%2.1%0.7%45.1%
Mediana 13 May 201417.1%20.5%7.3%3.5%4.3%9.8%3.6%2.9%69.0%
Institute for Modern Politics 13 May 201419.3%20.5%7.0%4.5%2.5%7.5%1.4%3.5%2.6%68.8%
Exacta Research 19 May 201428.5%24.0%11.3%4.1%6.2%11.1%3.8%5.8%94.8%
Alpha Research 20 May 201427.3%23.6%13.4%4.1%5.9%10.5%3.9%5.3%94.0%
SourceDate GERB BSP DPS Attack Reformist Bloc BBT NFSB ABV OthersTotal

Exit polls

SourceDate GERB BSP DPS Attack Reformist Bloc BBT NFSB ABV OthersTotal
Mediana 25 May 201427.9%20.2%14.5%7.3%11.6%81.5%
Alpha Research 25 May 201428.4%21.6%15.5%6.8%9.9%82.2%
Gallup International 25 May 201428.6%19.8%14.9%6.4%11.1%80.8%

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
GERB 680,83830.406+1
Coalition for Bulgaria 424,03718.9440
Movement for Rights and Freedoms 386,72517.274+1
Bulgaria Uncensored 238,62910.662New
Reformist Bloc 144,5326.4510
Alternative for Bulgarian Revival 90,0614.020New
National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria 68,3763.050New
Attack 66,2102.960–2
People's Voice 22,4401.000New
Coalition KOD (OB–NDSV–SDP)20,4870.910–2
The Greens 12,5470.5600
Bulgarian Left 11,0140.490New
Blue Unity10,7860.480New
Bulgarian Communist Party9,3180.420New
Green Party 7,9890.360New
BASTA7,3300.330New
Party of Greens5,2180.230New
Union of Communists in Bulgaria 3,2170.140New
Bulgarian National-Patriotic Party 3,0000.130New
Christian Democratic Party2,9640.130New
Nationalist Parties of Bulgaria (Svoboda–Libertas Bulgaria)2,4990.110New
Independents21,2130.9500
Total2,239,430100.00170
Valid votes2,239,43094.81
Invalid/blank votes122,5365.19
Total votes2,361,966100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,599,59935.79
Source: CIK

Elected MEPs

The following 17 MEP were elected: [7]

European People's Party–European Democrats – 7 seats:

Party of European Socialists – 4 seats:

Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe – 4 seats:

Declined:

European Conservatives and Reformists [10] – 2 seats

Media expenses

According to a survey taken by the NGO Institute for Public Environment Development, the following table represents the media campaign expenses of the main parties: [11]

PartySpending (BGN)Spending per seat
Bulgaria Without Censorship 1,085,655542,827.50
Bulgarian Socialist Party 740,000185,000
Attack 648,000Did not win any seats
Reformist Bloc 360,000360,000
Movement for Rights and Freedoms 294,50073,625
Alternative for Bulgarian Revival 229,318Did not win any seats
GERB 133,27122,211.80

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