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Early parliamentary elections will be held in Bulgaria on 9 June 2024, [1] [2] to elect members of the National Assembly. The election coincides with the European Parliament election on the same day. [1] [2] This Bulgarian parliamentary election was initially scheduled to be held before 12 June 2027; however, as formation and approval of the rotation government scheduled to replace the Denkov Government failed on 20 March 2024, the Bulgarian President, Rumen Radev, announced after having concluded a further second and third failed attempt to form a government among the elected parties, that he would now appoint a new caretaker prime minister and caretaker government tasked to organize a new snap election. The election campaign has been scheduled to run from 10 May until 7 June. [3] The current 49th Parliament will stay in power until the newly elected candidates are sworn in after the election, but its normal working process was suspended by an adopted election recess on 27 April. While on election recess the 49th Parliament may still reconvene for an extraordinary sitting "in exceptional circumstances", as its Rules of Procedure say. [4] The elections will be the country's sixth since 2021, and the fifth snap election in the same timeframe.
Following several snap elections, the Bulgarian National Assembly had failed to put together a long-lasting government since 'anti-corruption' parties made a breakthrough in the April 2021 election. [5] [6] The 2023 election saw little change from 2022, with Boyko Borisov's centre-right GERB—SDS narrowly winning over the centrist PP–DB alliance. The far right Revival (VAZ) and the populist There is Such a People (ITN) made gains, with the latter re-entering the Assembly after it failed to reach the electoral threshold in the 2022 election. [7] [8]
On 22 May 2023, the PP- and GERB-led alliances agreed to form a government with a rotational premiership. Nikolai Denkov, PP's candidate, would be the Prime Minister for the first nine months of the government and Mariya Gabriel, the GERB candidate, would serve as deputy prime minister and foreign affairs minister. After nine months, the two would switch positions. [9]
Denkov resigned in accordance with the rotation agreement on 5 March, to allow Gabriel to become the new Prime Minister. [10] On 20 March 2024, the planned government rotation and signing of a renewed government failed[ why? ]. [11] [12] [13] Negotiations within the first negotiation mandate ensued across the end of March, [14] [15] [16] [17] but failed to produce any workable governments[ why? ]. [18] [19] [20]
Two further rounds of negotiations will follow. The constitution declares that after a first failed attempt of government formation, the President must then ask the second-largest party in parliament (PP–DB) to try and form a government; and if this also fails he shall then give a final third attempt to any remaining party of his choosing. [21] If all three stages of negotiations fail, it is likely that elections would be held on 9 June 2024, coinciding with the European Parliament election on the same day. [22]
PP–DB declared on 26 March, that they would accept giving a second negotiation mandate a try, but it would be limited to a negotiation attempt to form a government together with GERB–SDS that fully respected their original rotation agreement of 2023. The proposed negotiation framework would be for GERB–SDS to sign the reform agreement negotiated with PP–DB, while GERB–SDS nominates a mutually acceptable next Prime Minister, and the current structure of the cabinet has to be preserved. If GERB–SDS by a written letter refused this PP–DB proposal, the second negotiation mandate would immediately be returned unfulfilled to the President. [23] A few hours later, GERB–SDS refused this proposal and called for early elections. [24]
On 27 March, PP–DB officially returned the second negotiation mandate incomplete to the President, requesting that the President schedule early legislative elections on the same day as the 2024 European Parliament election. [25] [26] President Radev decided the following day to give the third mandate for an attempted government formation to ITN, the smallest party in the 49th National Assembly. [27] The third mandate was immediately returned incomplete by ITN, without wasting any time on fruitless negotiation attempts. [28]
Under Article 99 of the Constitution, when no agreement on formation of a government has been reached after all three attempted negotiation mandates have been tried, the President, in consultation with the parliamentary groups and on the proposal of the candidate for caretaker prime minister, appoints a caretaker government and schedules new early elections within two months from its inauguration. [29] On 29 March, the President appointed the Chairman of the National Audit Office, Dimitar Glavchev, as a candidate for caretaker prime minister; [30] and he was granted a one week deadline of until 6 April to propose the composition of the caretaker government. [31]
On 5 April, Dimitar Glavchev presented his proposal for the caretaker government, [32] and after consultations being held the same day on whether it could be approved by the representatives of all political parties from the 49th National Assembly, [33] the President announced he would sign a decree on 9 April 2024 approving the caretaker PM and his caretaker government, and at the same time he would sign a decree setting the date for new parliamentary elections to 9 June 2024. [34] On 9 April, caretaker prime minister Glavchev and his cabinet was confirmed and inaugurated by the National Assembly, [35] and the election date was set by presidential decree to 9 June 2024. [1]
The Central Election Commission subsequently adopted a schedule for the elections, regulating that the election campaign will begin at 12 am on 10 May and will end at midnight on 7 June. [3]
The current 49th Parliament will stay in session at least until the election campaign begins, where a decision of election recess is expected to be adopted by Parliament. According to MP Ivaylo Vulchev , some of his colleagues even considered — to his dismay — that Parliament should not go on election recess, but continue meeting during the election campaign while however only allowing discussed topics within the realm of "such that it does not look as if someone has started his election campaign from the rostrum." [36] The current 49th Parliament suspended its normal working process by an adopted election recess on 27 April. While on election recess the 49th Parliament may still reconvene for an extraordinary sitting "in exceptional circumstances", as its Rules of Procedure say. The yet to be elected 50th Parliament will replace the 49th Parliament as soon as the newly elected members are sworn in after the election. [4]
The table below lists the political party groups represented in the 49th National Assembly.
Name | Ideology | Position | Leader(s) | 2023 result | |||
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Votes (%) | Seats | ||||||
GERB—SDS | GERB—Union of Democratic Forces | Conservatism | Centre-right | Boyko Borisov | 25.39% | 69 / 240 [lower-alpha 1] | |
PP–DB | We Continue the Change–Democratic Bulgaria | Liberalism | Centre to centre-right | Kiril Petkov Asen Vasilev Hristo Ivanov Atanas Atanasov | 23.54% | 64 / 240 [lower-alpha 2] | |
Revival | Revival | Ultranationalism | Far-right | Kostadin Kostadinov | 13.58% | 37 / 240 | |
DPS | Movement for Rights and Freedoms | Turkish minority interests | Centre | Delyan Peevski Dzhevdet Chakarov | 13.18% | 36 / 240 | |
BSPzB | BSP for Bulgaria | Social democracy | Centre-left | Korneliya Ninova | 8.56% | 23 / 240 | |
ITN | There is Such a People | Populism | Right-wing | Slavi Trifonov | 3.94% | 11 / 240 |
Bellow is the official list of parties and coalitions that registered lists for the Bulgarian Parliamentary elections. [37]
The following list present the official campaign slogans of some of the major parties that contested the 2024 Bulgarian parliamentary election:
Party/alliance | Original slogan | English translation | Ref. | |
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GERB–SDS | „За стабилна България в сигурна Европа“ | "For a stable Bulgaria in a secure Europe" | [38] | |
PP–DB | „Българите срещу скритата власт. Битката продължава!“ | "Bulgarians against the hidden power. The battle continues!" | ||
Revival | „Възраждаме България/Европа“ | "We are reviving Bulgaria/Europe" | ||
DPS | „Заедно с хората“ | "Together with the people" | [39] | |
BSPzB | „За достойна България в мирна Европа“ | "For a dignified Bulgaria in a peaceful Europe" | ||
ITN | „Да върнем здравия разум“ | "Lets bring back common sense" | [40] | |
BV | „За възходът на България в силна и обединена Европа” | "For the rise of Bulgaria in a strong and united Europe" | [41] | |
Solidarity Bulgaria | „Време е за хората“ | "It's time for the people" | ||
Blue Bulgaria | „Защото има смисъл“ | "Because it makes sense" |
On the 3d of April, shortly after the breakdown of government formations, the head of the Customs Agency, Petya Bankova, along with her deputy, and two Haskovo residents (Marin and Stefan Dimitrov) were arrested in relation to their alleged participation in an organised criminal group for the contraband of black market tobacco products through Bulgaria. [42] Shortly after the arrests, Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Zhivko Kotsev, was announced to have resigned, with PP-DB leaders insinuating that his resignation was likely to have been coerced. [43] A day later, Kotsev announced that he was withdrawing his resignation in a joint-briefing with acting Prime Minister, Nikolay Denkov and claimed that his resignation had been coerced. [44]
In the following days, a number of leaks were made to the press, which included images of the suspects- Stefan and Marin Dimitrov- together with PP MP and former Minister of Interior, Boyko Rashkov as well as incumbent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Zhivko Kotsev. [45]
As had occured previously during the government formation of the Denkov Government, audio-leaks relating to the PP leadership occured in the run up to the election. One audio-leak was published on the online newspaper, Afera, which was allegedly from a meeting of the PP leadership prior to the 2023 Bulgarian parliamentary election, in which PP leaders allegedly discussed methods of illegally financing their election campaign. [46] While PP-DB representatives did not deny the veracity of the recording, they claimed that the tapes had been taken out of context and were proof that Bulgarian security services were participating in a campaign against the party. [47]
As part of their campaign, PP-DB released a billboard containing the image of former Prime Minister Denkov, on one side, and the leaders of GERB and DPS, Borisov and Peevski, on the other, with a sign asking "who do you want to be Prime Minister?". The sign was promptly removed after a legal complaint by GERB, who claimed the billboard denigrated the person of Boyko Borisov. [48] In a campaign meeting, Borisov called Denkov's behaviour as offensive, and claimed that this demonstrated that Denkov was unfit to be Prime Minister. [49]
Due to the continous political instability in Bulgaria, ever since the April 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election, post-election government formations were one of the key topics of the election campaign.
GERB-SDS, shortly after the announcing the end of negotiations for a successor to the Denkov Government, had indicated that they would re-initiate negotiations with PP–DB, albeit conditional on a "new approach" from the PP–DB leadership. [50] However, GERB's tone towards PP–DB shifted throughout the pre-campaign period, especially after PP–DB supported a motion to remove Rosen Zhelyazkov as speaker of the National Assembly, with Borisov openly stating following the vote that he did not see renewed cooperation with PP–DB as likely. [51] Inspite of this, GERB leader, Boyko Borisov, also made clear that GERB would not form a coalition government solely with DPS. [52] On the 24th of May, Borisov announced that GERB should take a "leading role" in any future government. [53]
PP–DB have expressed a willingness to negotiate a coalition government with GERB following the upcoming elections, however excluded the possibility of any involvement from Delyan Peevski in a future government, thus excluding the Movement for Rights and Freedoms. [54] During an interview with BTV, former Prime Minister, Nikolay Denkov, stated that PP-DB would not form a government which involved either Boyko Borisov or Delyan Peevski. [55]
DPS co-leader, Peevski, on his part, did not exclude DPS' participation in either a GERB-led or PP–DB led government, claiming he had a stable working relationship with both PP leader, Kiril Petkov, and GERB leader, Boyko Borisov. [56]
A number of parties promised during the campaign period promised they would not enter any informal governing arrangements with GERB, DPS or PP–DB. Specifically, BSP leader, Korneliya Ninova, highlighted her party as the "only one" which had not engaged in any such deals with GERB. [57] Solidarity Bulgaria MP-Candidate, and Stand Up.BG leader, Maya Manolova promised that Solidarity, if they entered parliament, would not govern with GERB, DPS or PP–DB. [58]
The opinion poll results below were recalculated from the original data and exclude polls that chose "I will not vote" or "I am uncertain" options.
121 seats are needed for a parliamentary majority.
Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample | GERB—SDS | PP–DB | Revival | DPS | BSPzB | ITN | BV | Left | SBG | SB | Others | NOTA | Lead | Govt. | Opp. |
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Mediana | 12-18 May 2024 | 978 | 27.5 77 | 13.7 38 | 15.7 44 | 14.2 39 | 9 25 | 6.2 17 | 1.2 0 | 2.9 0 | 2.7 0 | 3.1 0 | 3.8 [lower-alpha 1] | — | 11.8 | — | — |
Trend | 11-18 May 2024 | 1003 | 26.1 74 | 15.4 43 | 14.8 42 | 14.9 42 | 8.5 24 | 5.5 15 | 1.2 0 | 1.4 0 | 2.4 0 | 1.8 0 | 8 [lower-alpha 2] | 5.1 | 10.7 | — | — |
Sova Harris | 8-13 May 2024 | 1000 | 26.6 73 | 16.1 45 | 15.3 42 | 15 41 | 9.1 24 | 5.4 15 | — | 1.4 0 | 3.8 0 | 2.1 0 | 4.3 [lower-alpha 3] | — | 10.5 | — | — |
Market Links | 27 Apr-9 May 2024 | — | 28.4 80 | 19.3 55 | 14 39 | 14.4 41 | 9.2 25 | 3.6 0 | — | — | 2 0 | 1.5 0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 9.1 | — | — |
Alpha Research | 24 Apr-2 May 2024 | 1000 | 25.4 71 | 17.5 49 | 14.6 41 | 14.9 41 | 8.5 24 | 5.2 14 | 1.3 0 | 1.9 0 | 2.6 0 | 2.5 0 | 5.6 | — | 7.9 | — | — |
Gallup | 22 Apr-2 May 2024 | 808 | 26.5 74 | 16.4 45 | 15.1 42 | 15.4 43 | 8.4 23 | 4.7 13 | — | — | 2.5 0 | 1.5 0 | 9.5 [lower-alpha 4] | — | 10.1 | — | — |
Trend | 12 Apr–19 Apr 2024 | 1002 | 24.9 73 | 15.5 45 | 14.2 41 | 14.4 42 | 9.1 26 | 4.8 13 | 1.7 0 | 1.8 0 | — | — | 6.6 | 6.9 | 9.4 | — | — |
Exacta | 11 Apr–18 Apr 2024 | 1020 | 25.9 73 | 16.4 46 | 13.8 39 | 14.0 40 | 9.6 27 | 5.2 15 | — | — | — | — | 7.7 | 7.4 | 9.5 | — | — |
Market Links | 30 Mar–7 Apr 2024 | 1046 | 25.5 | 17.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 8.7 | 3.9 | — | — | — | — | 22.7 [lower-alpha 5] | 8.4 | — | — | |
Gallup International | 28 Mar–5 Apr 2024 | 805 | 27.4 73 | 17.9 47 | 14.9 39 | 15.2 40 | 10.5 28 | 5.2 13 | — | — | — | — | 8.9 | — | 9.5 | — | — |
Mar 2024 | The Denkov Government resigns. A snap election is scheduled for 9 June | ||||||||||||||||
Gallup International | 29 Feb–8 Mar 2024 | 810 | 26.4 69 | 19.6 52 | 14.8 39 | 14.7 39 | 10.6 28 | 5.1 13 | — | — | — | — | 8.8 | — | 6.8 | 46.0 | 54.0 |
Alpha Research | 27 Feb–3 Mar 2024 | 1000 | 27.0 71 | 21.9 58 | 14.6 38 | 11.0 29 | 10.9 29 | 5.8 15 | — | — | — | — | 8.8 | — | 5.1 | 48.9 | 51.1 |
Market Links | 24 Feb–3 Mar 2024 | 1058 | 27.9 77 | 21.2 58 | 10.8 29 | 15.0 41 | 8.8 24 | 3.9 11 [lower-alpha 6] | — | — | — | — | 8.2 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 49.1 | 46.6 |
24 Feb 2024 | Delyan Peevski and Dzhevdet Chakarov are elected as co-chairmen of DPS | ||||||||||||||||
Market Links | 26 Jan–4 Feb 2024 | 1016 | 27.7 76 | 20.0 55 | 11.5 31 | 14.1 39 | 9.9 27 | 4.4 12 | — | — | — | — | 7.7 | 4.7 | 7.7 | 47.7 | 47.6 |
Trend | 17–24 Jan 2024 | 1016 | 24.8 70 | 17.8 50 | 14.6 41 | 13.8 39 | 9.6 27 | 4.8 13 | 1.8 0 | 1.9 0 | — | — | 3.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 42.6 | 50.4 |
Mediana | 7–13 Dec 2023 | 978 | 22.9 68 | 15.6 46 | 13.5 40 | 12.2 36 | 11.3 33 | 5.9 17 | 1.5 0 | 3.5 0 | — | — | 3.6 | 10.0 | 7.3 | 38.5 | 51.5 |
Alpha Research | 22–30 Nov 2023 | 1000 | 25.9 68 | 21.1 55 | 14.4 38 | 12.8 34 | 11.4 30 | 5.8 15 | — | — | — | — | 8.6 | — | 4.8 | 47.0 | 53.0 |
Market Links | 10–19 Nov 2023 | 1014 | 26.3 71 | 20.1 54 | 12.8 35 | 14.4 39 | 10.5 29 | 4.5 12 | — | — | — | — | 7.0 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 46.4 | 49.4 |
Trend | 11–18 Nov 2023 | 1006 | 24.7 70 | 17.9 50 | 15.4 43 | 13.3 38 | 9.4 27 | 4.4 12 | 2.0 0 | 1.9 0 | — | — | 3.6 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 42.6 | 50.0 |
Market Links | 26 Sept–8 Oct 2023 | 1032 | 27.1 78 | 20.1 58 | 12.7 37 | 14.2 41 | 9.1 26 | 3.2 0 | — | — | — | — | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 47.2 | 46.0 |
Trend | 2–8 Sept 2023 | 1002 | 24.9 70 | 18.3 51 | 16.1 45 | 13.4 38 | 8.7 24 | 4.2 12 | 2.1 0 | 1.9 0 | — | — | 3.9 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 43.2 | 50.3 |
Market Links | 11–18 Aug 2023 | 1012 | 26.2 70 | 21.7 58 | 12.8 34 | 15.1 41 | 8.3 22 | 5.4 15 | — | — | — | — | 7.2 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 47.9 | 48.8 |
Mediana | 18–24 Jul 2023 | 976 | 23.3 67 | 18.0 51 | 15.4 44 | 12.9 37 | 9.0 26 | 5.4 15 | 2.5 0 | 2.1 0 | — | — | 2.0 [lower-alpha 7] | 9.3 | 5.3 | 41.3 | 49.3 |
Trend | 4–11 Jul 2023 | 1001 | 24.8 70 | 19.1 54 | 15.5 43 | 13.7 38 | 8.6 24 | 4.0 11 | 1.8 0 | 1.9 0 | — | — | 4.3 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 43.9 | 49.8 |
Gallup International | 29 Jun–9 Jul 2023 | 809 | 26.4 69 | 21.8 57 | 14.9 39 | 14.5 38 | 9.7 26 | 4.3 11 | 2.0 0 | — | — | — | 6.4 | — | 4.6 | 48.2 | 51.8 |
CAM | 3–7 Jul 2023 | 1021 | 26.2 74 | 21.4 61 | 14.5 41 | 13.4 38 | 9.0 26 | 3.7 0 | 1.8 0 | 1.8 0 | — | — | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 47.6 | 47.9 |
Market Links | 22 Jun–2 Jul 2023 | 1011 | 27.5 75 | 20.9 57 | 13.8 38 | 17.0 46 | 8.9 24 | 3.8 0 | — | — | — | — | 3.6 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 48.4 | 47.0 |
Alpha Research | 20–26 Jun 2023 | 1000 | 25.1 70 | 20.2 56 | 15.4 43 | 12.6 35 | 8.8 25 | 4.1 11 | — | 2.7 0 | — | — | 7.5 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 45.3 | 51.1 |
Exacta | 12–20 Jun 2023 | 1040 | 24.4 67 | 20.1 56 | 14.8 41 | 13.2 37 | 9.5 26 | 4.8 13 | 1.9 0 | 1.8 0 | — | — | 3.6 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 44.5 | 49.6 |
Trend | 10–16 Jun 2023 | 1008 | 24.9 69 | 19.4 54 | 15.3 43 | 13.5 37 | 8.9 25 | 4.3 12 | 2.2 0 | 1.9 0 | — | — | 3.8 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 44.3 | 49.9 |
6 June 2023 | The Denkov Government is sworn in | ||||||||||||||||
Gallup International | 27 Apr–5 May 2023 | 803 | 26.8 69 | 24.1 62 | 14.7 38 | 13.9 36 | 9.1 24 | 4.1 11 | 3.2 0 | 1.5 0 | — | — | 2.6 | 4.3 [lower-alpha 8] | 2.7 | 50.9 | 49.1 |
2023 election | 2 Apr 2023 | — | 26.5 69 | 24.6 64 | 14.2 37 | 13.8 36 | 8.9 23 | 4.1 11 | 3.1 0 | 2.2 [lower-alpha 9] 0 | 0.55 [lower-alpha 10] 0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 51.1 | 48.9% |
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