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Bulgaria 2017 general election

What was the result of the 2017 general election in Bulgaria?

GERB won 95 of 240 seats with 33.5% of the vote. 52.6% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : GERB won 95 of 240 seats with 33.5% of the vote; 52.6% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 1.5 points on 2014.

  • GERB 95 +11 seats 33.5% +0.9 points
  • Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left 80 +41 seats 27.9% +12.5 points
  • National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria 27 +8 seats 9.3% +2.0 points
  • Movement for Rights and Freedoms 26 −12 seats 9.2% −5.6 points
  • Volya Movement 12 4.3%
  • Reformist Bloc 0 −23 seats 3.1% −5.8 points
  • Yes, Bulgaria! 0 3.0%
  • Democrats for Responsibility, Solidarity and Tolerance 0 2.9%
  • Seats won
  • Change on the previous election at the right
  • Share of the vote
  • Share at the previous election
  • Change in points at the right

Changes are against the Bulgaria 2014 general election, party by party.

121 of 240 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 33.5%

    Share of the vote won by GERB

    GERB won 95 of 240 seats. A majority needs 121.

  2. +11 seats

    Seats gained by GERB

    The largest gain in seats compared with 2014. Movement for Rights and Freedoms lost 12 seats.

  3. 52.6%

    Voter turnout

    Up 1.5 points on 2014.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
GERB95+1133.5+0.91,147,292
Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Leftwith Bulgarian Socialist Party, Communist Party of Bulgaria, Political Club "Ecoglasnost" and Agrarian Union "Aleksandar Stamboliyski"80+4127.9+12.5955,490
National Front for the Salvation of Bulgariawith Attack and IMRO – Bulgarian National Movement27+89.3+2.0318,513
Movement for Rights and Freedoms26−129.2−5.6315,976
Volya Movement124.3145,637
Reformist Blocwith Bulgaria for Citizens Movement, Union of Democratic Forces, Agrarian People's Union and People's Voice0−233.1−5.8107,407
Yes, Bulgaria!03.0101,177
Democrats for Responsibility, Solidarity and Tolerance02.9100,479
Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria / Democratic Bulgaria02.586,984
Alternative for Bulgarian Revivalwith Movement 210−111.6−2.654,412
Revival01.137,896

± is the change against the Bulgaria 2014 general election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • GERB 1,147,292
  • Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left 955,490
  • National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria 318,513
  • Movement for Rights and Freedoms 315,976
  • Volya Movement 145,637
  • Reformist Bloc 107,407
  • Yes, Bulgaria! 101,177
  • Democrats for Responsibility, Solidarity and Tolerance 100,479
  • Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria / Democratic Bulgaria 86,984
  • Alternative for Bulgarian Revival 54,412
  • Revival 37,896

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

ParlGov counts an alliance's votes and seats under its first party: such a row names the allies it counts.

How many people voted?

52.6% of the 7,004,358 registered voters cast a ballot (3,682,499 ballots), up 1.5 points on 2014. 3,513,490 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout since 2009 in our data.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • GERB33.5% of votes39.6% of seats
  • Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left27.9% of votes33.3% of seats
  • National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria9.3% of votes11.3% of seats
  • Movement for Rights and Freedoms9.2% of votes10.8% of seats
  • Volya Movement4.3% of votes5.0% of seats
  • Reformist Bloc3.1% of votes0.0% of seats
  • Yes, Bulgaria!3.0% of votes0.0% of seats
  • Democrats for Responsibility, Solidarity and Tolerance2.9% of votes0.0% of seats
  • Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria / Democratic Bulgaria2.5% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 7.4 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.7 by votes and 3.4 by seats; GERB led Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left by 5.6 points of the vote.

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