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As of 5:00 PM, voter turnout reached 28.5%, according to exit poll data from Gallup, commissioned by NOVA.
A total of 19 parties, 9 coalitions, and 1 independent candidate are competing for 240 seats in the next parliament. There are 6,601,262 eligible voters according to lists prepared by GRAO, and a total of 4,855 candidates are running for parliament.
There are 12,879 polling stations within Bulgaria and 719 abroad, spread across 57 countries.
The first session of the new parliament will resume today at 11 AM, announced the oldest member of parliament, Silvi Kirilov from "There Is Such a People," in the plenary hall.
With 88% of protocols processed, preliminary data indicates that nine parties and coalitions will enter Bulgaria's 51st National Assembly.
Preliminary results from the parallel vote count by Gallup International, conducted and funded by NOVA, reveal the following outcomes in Bulgaria's parliamentary elections:
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78 are the polling stations in the country where machine voting has been suspended as of 3:00 PM, according to a decision made by the district electoral commissions, revealed during a meeting of the Central Election Commission (CEC).
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