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Parallel tabulations of 100% of the Gallup, Alpha Research and Sova Harris agencies show that next National Assembly of Bulgaria will have representatives of eight parties and coalitions.
According to the count of the Alpha research agency, the centre-right GERB gets 32.9% of the votes (85 seats), followed by the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) 15.4% (40 seats), the ethnic Movement for Rights And Freedoms (DPS) 13.5% (35 seats), the Reformist Bloc – 9% (23 seats), the Patriotic Front – 7.5% (19 seats), Bulgaria Without Censorship (BWC) – 6.1% (16 seats), Ataka – 4.4% (seats) and ABV – 4.3% (11 seats).
The Gallup count shows 49% voter turnout and 33.5% and 82-90 seats for GERB, 15.1% and 36-42 seats for BSP, 14.5% and 35-39 seats for DPS, 8.4% and 22 seats for the Reformist Bloc, 7.2% and 19 seats for the Patriotic Front, 5.6% and 14 seats for BWC, 4.7% and 12 seats for Ataka and 4.2% and 11 seats for ABV.
The Sova Harris count estimates voter turnout at 47.94%. According to the calculations, GERB gets 32.85% and 84 seats, BSP, 15.5% and 40 seats, DPS 13.87% and 36 seats, for the Reformist Bloc - 8.42% and 22 seats, the Patriotic Front - 7.13% and 18 seats, BWC - 6.1% and 16 seats, Ataka - 4.96% and 13 seats and ABV - 4.49% and 11 seats.
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