Bulgarian parliamentary election, 1994

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Bulgarian parliamentary election, 1994
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Turnout 75.3%

Party Leader% Seats±
DL Zhan Videnov 43.5 125 +19
SDS Philip Dimitrov 24.2 69 -41
BZNS–DP Anastasia Mozer 6.5 18 +18
DPS Ahmed Dogan 5.4 15 -9
BBB George Ganchev 4.7 13 +13
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Reneta Indzhova
Independent 		Zhan Videnov
DL

Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 18 December 1994. [1] The Democratic Left, the core of which was the Bulgarian Socialist Party, won 125 of the 240 seats, enough to govern without the support of parties from outside the coalition. Voter turnout was 75.3%. [2] Following the election, Socialist Party leader Zhan Videnov became Prime Minister. [3]

Bulgaria country in Southeast Europe

Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east. The capital and largest city is Sofia; other major cities are Plovdiv, Varna and Burgas. With a territory of 110,994 square kilometres (42,855 sq mi), Bulgaria is Europe's 16th-largest country.

Coalition for Bulgaria political party

The Coalition for Bulgaria is a leftist electoral alliance in Bulgaria, led by the Bulgarian Socialist Party.

Bulgarian Socialist Party political party

The Bulgarian Socialist Party, known as the Centenarian, is a social-democratic political party in Bulgaria and the successor to the Bulgarian Communist Party. It is a member of the Party of European Socialists with a pro-EU stance, although it has taken some euroskeptic positions and called for an end to EU sanctions against Russia. BSP is also a member of the Socialist International. It is Bulgaria's largest political party by membership.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Democratic Left 2,262,94343.50125+19
Union of Democratic Forces 1,260,37424.2369−41
People's Union¹338,4786.5118+18
Movement for Rights and Freedoms 283,0945.4415−9
Bulgarian Business Bloc 245,8494.7313+13
Democratic Alternative for the Republic197,0573.790New
Bulgarian Communist Party 78,6061.5100
New Choice Union77,6411.490New
Patriotic Union74,3501.4300
Kingdom of Bulgaria Federation73,2051.4100
Kingdom of Bulgaria National Movement for Crowned Democracy40,6420.780New
Kingdom of Bulgaria' Union of Monarchist Forces31,8840.610New
Bulgarian National Radical Party27,8530.5400
Democratic Party of Justice24,0230.460New
Movement for the Protection of Pensioners, the Unemployed, and Underprivileged Citizens18,9340.360New
Party of Democratic Change14,1450.270New
Bulgarian Agrarian National Union Confederation - 'Turnovo Constitution' National Block13,1760.250New
Organisation of Invalids and Underprivileged Citizens of Bulgaria12,9780.2500
Forward Bulgaria Movement10,1050.190New
Era-3 8,9230.170–
Christian Democratic Union8,2460.160New
Free Democratic Party7,4630.1400
Transfiguration Forum7,4470.140New
Democratic Party of Bulgaria6,4390.120New
Alliance for Socialism6,4390.120New
Bulgarian League for the Protection of the Rights of People and Citizens5,9570.110New
Union of Justice5,0290.10New
Bulgarian Revolutionary Party of Youth4,7030.0900
Free Co-operative Party4,3000.0800
Union of Free Democrats3,9990.080New
Bulgarian Workers' Social Democratic Party 3,8270.0700
BRSP - Bulgarian Worker-Rural Party3,6610.0700
Bulgarian Fatherland Party – 'National Union'3,6520.0700
Bulgarian National Union3,5650.070New
Party of Proprietors of Bulgaria3,5580.0700
Front of Progressive Forces of Bulgaria3,4570.070New
National Liberal Party–Stefan Stambolov 2,8760.0600
Democratic Party of Labour2,4500.050New
Republican Party of Bulgaria1,9730.040New
Bulgarian Democratic Party for European and World States1,9240.0400
Bulgarian Eagle Party1,6050.0300
Union of Non-partisan Guarantors1,3570.0300
Union of Bulgarian Communities1,1650.020New
Civic Initiative DGI–SDS Movement3720.010New
Unity Party1430.000New
Alliance of the Nation - Movement of the Downtrodden570.000New
Independents12,5610.2400
Invalid/blank votes62,383–––
Total5,264,4481002400
Registered voters/turnout6,997,95475.23––
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

¹ The People's Union was an alliance between the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union and the Democratic Party. [4]

Bulgarian Agrarian National Union political party in Bulgaria

Bulgarian Agrarian National Union also translated to English as Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union is a political party devoted to representing the causes of the Bulgarian peasantry. It was an agrarian movement and was most powerful between 1900 and 1923. Unlike the socialist movements of the early 20th century, it was devoted to questions concerning agriculture and farm workers, rather than industry and factory workers. The BZNS, one of the first and most powerful of the agrarian parties in Eastern Europe, dominated Bulgarian politics during the beginning of the 20th century. It is also the only agrarian party in Europe that ever came to power with a majority government, rather than merely as part of a coalition. It is a founding member of the former International Agrarian Bureau.

The Democratic Party is a center-right party in Bulgaria led by Alexander Pramatarski. The party is a member of the European People's Party (EPP).

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References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p369 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p382
  3. ↑ Bulgaria: Elections held in 1994 Inter-Parliamentary Union
  4. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p372
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