CEC announced Bulgaria’s 240 new MPs for the 52nd National Assembly
Sofia: The Central Election Commission this week officially announced the names of the 240 deputies who will enter Bulgaria’s 52nd National Assembly, confirming the final composition of the new five-party parliament following the April 19 early parliamentary elections.
With its decision, the CEC finalized the distribution of mandates and sent the full list of elected MPs for publication in the State Gazette. The new parliament will include representatives from “Progressive Bulgaria,” GERB, PP-DB, DPS and “Revival.”
Among the most closely watched decisions were those of the party leaders who had been elected from more than one district. Rumen Radev, leader of “Progressive Bulgaria,” chose to enter parliament from Sofia’s 25th multi-member district. GERB leader Boyko Borissov will represent Plovdiv, while DPS leader Delyan Peevski enters from Kardzhali. “Revival” leader Kostadin Kostadinov selected Sofia, and PP leader Asen Vassilev will be an MP from Plovdiv.Radev speech analysis
The final election results show a clear victory for “Progressive Bulgaria,” which received 44.594% of the valid vote. GERB came second with 13.387%, followed by PP-DB with 12.618%. DPS ranked fourth with 7.120%, while “Revival” secured fifth place with 4.257%, enough to enter parliament.
Voter turnout in the April 19 election reached 51.11%, with a total of 3,360,330 people casting ballots. The highest turnout among electoral districts was recorded in Sofia’s 23rd district, where participation reached 59.47%, while the lowest was in Kardzhali at 29.53%.
On a municipal level, the most active voters were in Belitsa, where turnout stood at 69.57%. The lowest participation was registered in Ardino, with only 26.69% of eligible voters going to the polls.Tourist Destinations
The CEC also reported that 19,233 ballots were destroyed or invalid. The total number of ballots counted, including both paper and machine voting, was 3,360,218. Invalid paper ballots reached 69,222.
The number of valid votes stood at 3,240,156, while 50,733 voters selected the option “I do not support anyone.”
The largest parliamentary group will be formed by “Progressive Bulgaria,” which secured dominant representation across the country, including strong results in Sofia, Varna, Plovdiv, Burgas and many regional districts. GERB remains the second political force, while PP-DB, DPS and “Revival” complete the five-party configuration of the new legislature.
The official publication of the CEC decision marks the formal beginning of the 52nd National Assembly, where the newly elected deputies will now prepare for the first sitting of parliament and the process of forming a regular government.