2009 European Parliament election in Bulgaria
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The election of the delegation from Bulgaria to the European Parliament was held on Sunday, 7 June 2009. As a result of the Treaty of Nice – that became active in November 2004 – the number of Bulgarian delegates in the European Parliament decreased from 18 (in 2007) to 17 delegates. When the Treaty of Lisbon was ratified, the number of Bulgarian Delegates increased to 18 again, giving a second seat to the Blue Coalition.
Background
[edit]This election is the first one, in which Bulgaria elects MEP for the full five-year term. Most political analysts viewed these elections as a rehearsal to the 2009 Bulgarian parliamentary election. It was speculated that if similar results were obtained on the latter elections, that the formation of government would be extremely difficult. This did not turn out to be the case.
Opinion polls
[edit]| Source | Date | GERB | BSP | DPS | Attack | Blue Coalition | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Research Archived 2 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine | March | 19.2% | 14.1% | 6.0% | 6.8% | 4.9% | – |
| Alpha Research | April | 24% | 18% | 15% | 8% | 7% | – |
| NCIOM[permanent dead link] | 19 May | 32.4% | 26.8% | 12.1% | 11% | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| Skala | 28 May | 31.99% | 20.89% | 13.61% | 9.70% | 10.21% | 13.1% |
| MBMD | 31 May | 30.00% | 25.00% | 19.00% | 8.10% | 6.07% | 7.1% |
| Skala | 1 June | 30.30% | 21.42% | 15.03% | 9.77% | 8.94% | 14.54% |
| Skala | 2 June | 31.15% | 20.87% | 15.18% | 9.46% | 8.80% | 14.54% |
| Barometar Info | 3 June | 26.07% | 17.54% | 15.00% | 8.53% | 9.24% | 18.95% |
| Skala | 4 June | 29.50% | 20.95% | 16.55% | 10.30% | 8.22% | 14.48% |
Results
[edit]| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GERB | 627,693 | 24.36 | 5 | 0 | |
| Coalition for Bulgaria | 476,618 | 18.50 | 4 | –1 | |
| Movement for Rights and Freedoms | 364,197 | 14.14 | 3 | –1 | |
| Attack | 308,052 | 11.96 | 2 | –1 | |
| National Movement for Stability and Progress | 205,146 | 7.96 | 2 | +1 | |
| Blue Coalition | 204,817 | 7.95 | 1 | +1[b] | |
| Liberal Initiative for Democratic European Development | 146,984 | 5.70 | 0 | New | |
| Order, Law and Justice | 120,280 | 4.67 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forwards (IMRO-BND–ZNS–Gergyovden–ENP) | 57,931 | 2.25 | 0 | New | |
| The Greens | 18,444 | 0.72 | 0 | New | |
| Bulgarian Social Democracy | 14,132 | 0.55 | 0 | New | |
| Union of Patriotic Forces "Defence" | 11,904 | 0.46 | 0 | New | |
| Bulgarian New Democracy | 11,679 | 0.45 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 8,565 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2,576,442 | 100.00 | 17 | –1 | |
| Valid votes | 2,576,442 | 99.03 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 25,245 | 0.97 | |||
| Total votes | 2,601,687 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,684,770 | 38.92 | |||
| Source: CIK | |||||
Elected MEPs
[edit]The following 18 MEP were elected:[1]
5 MEPs from GERB that joined the European People's Party group:
4 MEPs from the Coalition for Bulgaria that joined the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats:
3 MEPs from Movement for Rights and Freedoms that joined the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group:
2 MEPs from Attack that sat as Non-inscrits:
2 MEPs from National Movement for Stability and Progress that joined the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group:
1 MEP from Union of Democratic Forces that joined the European People's Party group:
1 MEP from Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria that joined the European People's Party group:
See also
[edit]- 2007 European Parliament election in Bulgaria
- 2014 European Parliament election in Bulgaria
- 2009 European Parliament election
- European Parliament elections,Bulgaria
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Bulgarian)
- EurActiv summary of the issues and lists
- Lists on the ballot for the European Parliament election, 2009 (Bulgaria)
References
[edit]- ^ "Избори за Европейски Парламент 2009". Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
Notes
[edit]- ^ This is the combined result of the SDS and the DSB which hadn’t yet unified prior to the previous election, therefore failing to win a seat.
- ^ 2 seats, following the Treaty of Lisbon