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Bulgaria 2023 general election

What was the result of the 2023 general election in Bulgaria?

GERB won 69 of 240 seats with 25.4% of the vote. 40.7% 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 69 of 240 seats with 25.4% of the vote; 40.7% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 1.3 points on 2022.

  • GERB 69 +2 seats 25.4% +0.1 points
  • We Continue the Change 64 +11 seats 23.5% +3.3 points
  • Revival 37 +10 seats 13.6% +3.4 points
  • Movement for Rights and Freedoms 36 0 seats 13.2% −0.6 points
  • Bulgarian Socialist Party 23 −2 seats 8.6% −0.7 points
  • There Is Such a People 11 +11 seats 3.9% +0.1 points
  • Bulgarian Rise 0 −12 seats 2.9% −1.7 points
  • Stand Up.BG! We are coming! 0 0 seats 2.1% +1.1 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 2022 general election, party by party.

121 of 240 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 25.4%

    Share of the vote won by GERB

    GERB won 69 of 240 seats. A majority needs 121.

  2. +11 seats

    Seats gained by There Is Such a People

    The largest gain in seats compared with 2022. Bulgarian Rise lost 12 seats.

  3. 40.7%

    Voter turnout

    Up 1.3 points on 2022.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
GERB69+225.4+0.1669,924
We Continue the Changewith Volt Bulgaria, Middle European Class, Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria / Democratic Bulgaria and Yes, Bulgaria!64+1123.5+3.3621,069
Revival37+1013.6+3.4358,174
Movement for Rights and Freedoms36013.2−0.6347,700
Bulgarian Socialist Partywith Political Club "Ecoglasnost"23−28.6−0.7225,914
There Is Such a People11+113.9+0.1103,971
Bulgarian Rise0−122.9−1.777,420
Stand Up.BG! We are coming!with Alternative for Bulgarian Revival, Movement 21 and Agrarian Union "Aleksandar Stamboliyski"002.1+1.156,481

± is the change against the Bulgaria 2022 general election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • GERB 669,924
  • We Continue the Change 621,069
  • Revival 358,174
  • Movement for Rights and Freedoms 347,700
  • Bulgarian Socialist Party 225,914
  • There Is Such a People 103,971
  • Bulgarian Rise 77,420
  • Stand Up.BG! We are coming! 56,481

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?

40.7% of the 6,594,593 registered voters cast a ballot (2,683,606 ballots), up 1.3 points on 2022. 2,638,024 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout since 2021 in our data.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • GERB25.4% of votes28.8% of seats
  • We Continue the Change23.5% of votes26.7% of seats
  • Revival13.6% of votes15.4% of seats
  • Movement for Rights and Freedoms13.2% of votes15.0% of seats
  • Bulgarian Socialist Party8.6% of votes9.6% of seats
  • There Is Such a People3.9% of votes4.6% of seats
  • Bulgarian Rise2.9% of votes0.0% of seats
  • Stand Up.BG! We are coming!2.1% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 4.6 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 6.0 by votes and 4.7 by seats; GERB led We Continue the Change by 1.9 points of the vote.

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