Parallel vote count at 100% by Alpha Research: GERB-UDF win 25.2% of the votes; “There is Such a People” comes second with 17.1%

Parallel vote count at 100% by Alpha Research polling agency shows that Boyko Borrisov’s GERB-Union of the Democratic forces coalition has won 25.2% share of the votes in Bulgaria’s parliamentary elections, held on April 4.

The party of the TV presenter, Slavi Trifonov “There is Such a People” is second with 17.1%.

Kornelia Ninova’s Bulgarian Socialist Party is in third place with 15.7% of votes.

Fourth is the Movement for Rights and Freedoms with 10.7%.

Hristo Ivanov’s “Democratic Bulgaria” coalition is in fifth place, with 9.9%.

“Rise up! Thugs out!” led by former national ombudsperson, Maya Manolova, comes sixth with 4.6%

Krassimir Karakachanov’s nationalist IMRO got 4.0%. It is not clear yet, whether IMRO party will have seats in Parliament. (4% is the threshold required to secure representation in the Parliament).

“Volya-NFSB” patriotic coalition has 2.6%.

Revival - 2.1%

Nationalist “Ataka” party – 0.6%

left-wing ABV party – 0.5%

Other – 5.8%

According to the 100% parallel vote count, the allocation of seats in the next Pareliment would be as follows:

GERB-UDF – 69

There is Such a People – 47

Bulgarian Socialist Party – 43

Movement for Rights and Freedoms – 30

Democratic Bulgaria – 27

Rise up! Thugs out! – 13

IMRO - 11

Voter turnout was 47.5%. The option “I do not support anyone” was marked as the choice of 1.5% of the voters.