Results with 93.27% of Protocols Processed by CEC: GERB-SDS Leads, MECH Joins Parliament
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See Which Parties Are Projected to Enter Bulgaria's Next Parliament
GERB-SDS is set to win the early parliamentary election, according to 7:00 PM exit poll results from sociological agencies "Gallup" and "Trend," both commissioned and funded by NOVA. In a close battle for second place, PP-DB and "Revival" are neck and neck. The upcoming 51st National Assembly is expected to seat representatives from seven parties.
"Trend" Data
According to "Trend's" exit poll, GERB-SDS is leading with 26.1% of the votes. PP-DB takes second place with 14.3%, closely followed by "Revival" with 13.6%. The remaining parties likely to enter Parliament are "Movement for Rights and Freedoms – New Beginning" with 9.6%, "Alliance for Rights and Freedoms" at 7.7%, "BSP – United Left" with 7.6%, and "There Is Such a People" (TISP) at 6.8%. The "Grandeur" party follows with 4.1%, while METCH (BULGARIAN acronym) stands at 4.0%.
The "Blue Bulgaria" coalition currently falls below the parliamentary entry threshold at 1.5%.
The option "I do not support anyone" was chosen by 2.8% of voters who turned out.
Voter turnout according to "Trend" at 7:00 PM was 34.2%.
"Gallup" Data
According to "Gallup's" exit poll, GERB-SDS also leads with 25.1%. PP-DB holds the second spot with 15.4%, with "Revival" close behind at 13.8%. "BSP – United Left" follows with 8.1%, then "Movement for Rights and Freedoms – New Beginning" at 7.7%, and "Alliance for Rights and Freedoms" at 7.3%. TISP gained the support of 6.8% of voters. "Grandeur" and METCH stand at 4.7% and 4.1%, respectively.
"Blue Bulgaria" remains below the threshold with 1.2%.
The "I do not support anyone" option was chosen by 3.7% of voters.
Voter turnout as of 7:00 PM stands at 33.5%, according to "Gallup."/NOVA
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:
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).
As of 5:00 PM, voter turnout reached 28.
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