Bulgaria: BSP Returns Cabinet-Forming Mandate, Elections Day Fixed for July 11
Seven parties will enter Bulgaria’s next Parliament, according to a survey of polling agency Exacta Research Group conducted on September 15-19.
Center-right party Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) is to get 36.5% of the votes, the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) 20.2%, liberal party Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) 11.9%, right-wing formation The Reformist Bloc 7.3%, the Alternative for Bulgarian Revival (ABV Movement) 5.3%, populist party Bulgaria without Censorship 5.2%, and nationalist coalition The Patriotic Front 5.2%.
The difference between the ABV Movement, the Bulgaria without Censorship party and The Patriotic Front is so small that their position will be determined on Election Day, according to Exacta.
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The new National Assembly is to hold its opening session on October 27, at 14:00 EEST, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev announced.
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Right-wing Reformist Bloc is the third political force to meet conservative GERB as part of the consultations to form a coalition government with shared responsibility.
The centre-right GERB and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) will negotiate on Tuesday afternoon on the formation and support for new government.
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