Bulgaria 100% Vote Count Leaves LIDER Party out of EP

Politics » EU & PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 2009 | June 8, 2009, Monday // 12:43
Bulgaria 100% Vote Count Leaves LIDER out of EP: Bulgaria 100% Vote Count Leaves LIDER Party out of EP After the 100% count of the vote, Bulgaria’s CEC informed Monday that LIDER might end up without a MEP while NMSB could have two MEPs. Photo by Sofia Photo Agency

The Deputy Chair and Spokesperson for Bulgaria's Central Electoral Commission, Biser Troyanov, stated Monday that with 5,73% of the vote LIDER might not be able to send their representative to the EP.

The latest results of the country's EP elections are based on a count of 100% of the votes.

CEC also informs that with the latest count it could be possible the National Movement for Stability and Progress (NMSP) of former Tsar and former PM, Simeon Saxe-Coburg, could end up with the surprising result of being able to send two MEPs to the EP.

After the 100% count, Troyanov announced that GERB has won 24,48% of the votes with 627 693 votes, the Coalition for Bulgaria totaled 476 618 votes or 18,59%, the Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) got 364 254 votes or 14,21%, the nationalist Ataka - 307 985 or 12,01%, the National Movement for Stability and Progress (NMSP) of former Tsar and former PM, Simeon Saxe-Coburg, secured 205 145 votes or 8%, the Blue Coalition - 204 784 or 7,99% and LIDER is with 146 984 votes or 5,73%.

The other surprising result are the 120 280 votes/4,69% for the "Order, Law, and Justice (RZS) party - considered to be a low one.

The Coalition "Forward" received 57 922 votes or 2,26% of the vote.

The other registered parties and the only independent candidate collected less than 1% of the vote.

CEC says that the second count was most likely to conclude Tuesday when Bulgaria will officially announce the names of the country's 17 new MEPs.

 

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