The Progressive Bulgaria coalition, headed by former President Rumen Radev, is poised for a significant win in Bulgaria’s parliamentary elections, as per official partial results disclosed on Monday. Currently, with 91.68% of the votes tallied, the Progressive Bulgaria coalition has secured 44.691% of the vote, as per data from the Central Election Commission’s website. Following closely behind are the GERB-UDF coalition at 13.398%, We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria (PP-DB) coalition at 13.210%, the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) at 6.233%, and the Revival party at 4.354%.
The calculations for the anticipated parliamentary seats, as projected by bTV television and Dnevnik newspaper, suggest that Progressive Bulgaria is set to claim 131 seats, with GERB-UDF and PP-DB each expected to secure 39 seats, MRF with 18 seats, and the Revival party with 13 seats. The official results, encompassing seat allocation, are scheduled for release by Thursday by the Central Election Commission. According to the constitution, the president will assign the task of forming a government to the largest parliamentary group, which will be elected by a simple majority.
This election marks Bulgaria’s eighth parliamentary poll in five years, triggered by the resignation of Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov’s government in December 2025 amid widespread protests against its economic policies, coupled with the parliament’s failure to establish a new cabinet. Zhelyakov’s administration assumed office on January 16 last year following snap elections in October 2024. Subsequently, Andrey Gurov was appointed as the interim prime minister in February this year by President Iliana Lotova.
