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GERB leader Borisov (left) presented with flowers after his party's election victory. Photo by BGNES
Sofia Mayor Boyko Borisov's party GERB has won categorically Bulgaria's Parliamentary Elections on Sunday, July 5, 2009.
According to the parallel vote counting of the Sova Harris sociological agency, GERB has received 41,8%, the Bulgarian Socialist Party - 17,1%, ethnic Turkish party DPS 13,2%, nationalist "Ataka" party - 9,6%, Blue Coalition - 6,3%, Conservative party RZS ("Order, Law, Justice") - 4,4%.
The NMSP party of former Tsar Simeon Saxe-Coburg (2,9%), and the LIDER party of energy tycoon Hristo Kovachki (3,2%) have failed to pass the 4% threshold, and don't make it to the Parliament.
According to Sova Harris, GERB is getting 120 MP Seats, one short of a majority, BSP - 39, DPS - 35, Ataka - 22, Blue Coalition - 14, RZS - 10.
Sova Harris has not monitoring the elections among Bulgarian citizens abroad, and according to its data the 50 000-100 000 votes that might come from Turkey for the DPS might mean additional 3-4 MP seats for the party.
Sova Harris also corrected its exit poll prediction about the majority candidates; according to the latest data, GERB has won 26, and DPS has won 5 of the total of 31 majority elected MPs (earlier Sova Harris predicted that GERB won 27, and DPS 4).
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