Survey: GERB Set to Dominate Next Parliament with 80 Deputies, WCC-DB to Lose More Seats
The upcoming composition of the 50th National Assembly projects GERB to secure 80 seats, a slight increase from their current 69
Bulgaria’s center-right opposition GERB has received 31.13% of the votes, according to the latest results by the Central Electoral Commission (CEC).
With 75.32% of voting protocols processed, GERB seems to be headed for election landslide. Ruling Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) comes second with 18.85% of the votes in Sunday's European elections.
The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) is third with 16.41% of support, while Bulgaria without Censorship, a new party led by a former journalist, received 10.66% the votes.
The Reformist Bloc was voted for by 6.43% of Bulgarians, and is followed by the far-right parties Ataka and the National Front for Salvation of Bulgaria (NFSB), as well as President (2002-2011) Georgi Parvanov's movement Alternative for Bulgarian Revival (ABV) which are not likely to pass the 5.88% threshold.
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A majority in the European Parliament has approved Jean-Claude Juncker to be President of the European Commission, reports BBC.
The European Parliament is expected to approve on Tuesday the nomination of former Luxembourg PM Jean-Claude Juncker as president of the European Commission.
Former Environment Minister Iskra Mihaylova has become the nomination of the European Parliament's ALDE group to chair the Regional Policy Committee.
The European Parliament has re-elected Martin Schulz for a second presidential term, with 409 votes from the 751 MEPs.