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According to exit polls, five Bulgarian parties will enter the European Parliament.
Voting closed at 7 pm local time. According to all the sociological agencies, the opposition center-right GERB party of ex-PM Boyko Borisov wins the most votes. The other parties who will send MPs to the European Parliament are the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS), Bulgaria Without Censorship (BWC), and the Reformist Bloc.
Here are the exit poll results of 3 sociological agencies:
Mediana
GERB – 27.9%, BSP – 20.2%, DPS – 14.5%, BWC – 11.6%, Reformist Bloc – 7.3%
Alpha Research
GERB – 28.4%, BSP – 21.6%, DPS – 15.5%, BWC – 9.9%, Reformist Bloc – 6.8%
Gallup International
GERB – 28.6%, BSP – 19.8%, DPS – 14.9%, BWC – 11.1%, Reformist Bloc – 6.4%
The voter turnout at 6 PM was 32.1%.
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