2017 Bulgarian parliamentary election

The 2017 Bulgarian parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 26 March 2017. They were originally scheduled for 2018, but the previous political parties could not form a government. So early elections were called.Bulgaria Heads for Early Elections Balkan Insight, 20 December 2016

Before the elections, Boyko Borisov resigned from his prime minister position after the Bulgarian presidential election, 2016. 

In order for a political party to win seats, they must receive at least 4% of the popular vote.Bulgaria IFES

The pro-European Union party, GERB, won the most seats. The Bulgarian Socialist Party gained the most seats, while the Reformist Bloc lost all of their 23 seats.

 Opinion polls 
Below is the weekly average of opinion polls in 2017 towards the election. The dots at the end of the graph show the final results.
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 Results 

Parliamentary electionChoiceVotes%Seats+/–GERB1,147,28332.65%95 11Bulgarian Socialist Party955,49027.20%80 41United Patriots318,5139.07%27 3Movement for Rights and Freedoms315,9768.99%26 12Volya145,6374.15%12 12others542,70515.45%0–None of the above87,8542.50%0–Total votes3,513,458100%240–

 Aftermath 

After the results, Boyko Borisov is expected to become prime minister again.

 References 

Category:Politics of Bulgaria
Category:21st century in Bulgaria
Category:2017 elections in Europe
Category:March 2017 events