Bulgaria 2022 general election
What was the result of the 2022 general election in Bulgaria?
GERB won 67 of 240 seats with 25.3% of the vote. 39.4% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Bulgaria- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : GERB won 67 of 240 seats with 25.3% of the vote; 39.4% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 0.7 points on 2021.
- GERB 67 +8 seats 25.3% +2.6 points
- We Continue the Change 53 −14 seats 20.2% −5.5 points
- Movement for Rights and Freedoms 36 +2 seats 13.8% +0.8 points
- Revival 27 +14 seats 10.2% +5.3 points
- Bulgarian Socialist Party 25 9.3%
- Yes, Bulgaria! 20 7.5%
- Bulgarian Rise 12 4.6%
- There Is Such a People 0 −25 seats 3.8% −5.7 points
- 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 November 2021 general election, party by party.
- GERB67
- We Continue the Change53
- Movement for Rights and Freedoms36
- Revival27
- Bulgarian Socialist Party25
- Yes, Bulgaria!20
- Bulgarian Rise12
Key numbers
25.3%
Share of the vote won by GERB
GERB won 67 of 240 seats. A majority needs 121.
+14 seats
Seats gained by Revival
The largest gain in seats compared with 2021. There Is Such a People lost 25 seats.
39.4%
Voter turnout
Down 0.7 points on 2021.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GERB | 67 | +8 | 25.3 | +2.6 | 634,627 |
| We Continue the Changewith Volt Bulgaria and Middle European Class | 53 | −14 | 20.2 | −5.5 | 506,099 |
| Movement for Rights and Freedoms | 36 | +2 | 13.8 | +0.8 | 344,512 |
| Revival | 27 | +14 | 10.2 | +5.3 | 254,952 |
| Bulgarian Socialist Partywith Political Club "Ecoglasnost" | 25 | 9.3 | 232,958 | ||
| Yes, Bulgaria!with Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria / Democratic Bulgaria | 20 | 7.5 | 186,528 | ||
| Bulgarian Rise | 12 | 4.6 | 115,872 | ||
| There Is Such a People | 0 | −25 | 3.8 | −5.7 | 96,071 |
| Stand Up.BG! We are coming! | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | −1.3 | 25,207 |
± is the change against the Bulgaria November 2021 general election, party by party.
Votes by party
- GERB 634,627
- We Continue the Change 506,099
- Movement for Rights and Freedoms 344,512
- Revival 254,952
- Bulgarian Socialist Party 232,958
- Yes, Bulgaria! 186,528
- Bulgarian Rise 115,872
- There Is Such a People 96,071
- Stand Up.BG! We are coming! 25,207
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?
39.4% of the 6,602,990 registered voters cast a ballot (2,601,963 ballots), down 0.7 points on 2021. 2,592,907 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 1991.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- GERB25.3% of votes27.9% of seats
- We Continue the Change20.2% of votes22.1% of seats
- Movement for Rights and Freedoms13.8% of votes15.0% of seats
- Revival10.2% of votes11.3% of seats
- Bulgarian Socialist Party9.3% of votes10.4% of seats
- Yes, Bulgaria!7.5% of votes8.3% of seats
- Bulgarian Rise4.6% of votes5.0% of seats
- There Is Such a People3.8% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.9 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 6.6 by votes and 5.5 by seats; GERB led We Continue the Change by 5.1 points of the vote.
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