| 6,988,739 | 16 |
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019) |
Elections in our database |
| 6,810,341 | 49.25% |
Registered Voters (as of March 27, 2017) |
Average Turnout |
Republic of Bulgaria
| Name | Official Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgarian National Assembly | Narodno Sabranie | Assembly |
Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Rosen PLEVNELIEV
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Boyko BORISSOV
- Assembly: Bulgaria has a unicameral National Assembly (Narodno Sabranie) with 240 seats.
Description of electoral system:
- The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.
- Prime Minister is elected by parliament.
- In the National Assembly (Narodno Sabranie) 240 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.***
*** Bulgaria is divided into 31 multi-member districts, with each district having between 4 and 16 representatives based on population. Political parties and coalitions must receive at least 4 percent of valid votes at the national level to receive a seat.
Elections
| Election For | Date | Votes | Registered Voters | Turn Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgarian National Assembly | 2001-06-17 | 4,607,769 | 6,845,875 | 67.31% |
| President | 2001-11-11 | 2,845,500 | 6,868,371 | 41.43% |
| President | 2001-11-18 | 3,784,033 | 6,868,371 | 55.09% |
| Bulgarian National Assembly | 2005-06-25 | 3,747,793 | 6,720,941 | 55.76% |
| President | 2006-10-22 | 2,856,734 | 6,477,126 | 44.1% |
| President | 2006-10-29 | 2,757,441 | 6,469,224 | 42.62% |
| Bulgarian National Assembly | 2009-07-05 | 4,345,450 | 7,129,965 | 60.95% |
| President | 2011-10-23 | 3,593,886 | 6,873,589 | 52.29% |
| President | 2011-10-30 | 3,334,169 | 6,910,491 | 48.25% |
| Referendum | 2013-01-27 | 1,405,463 | 6,950,900 | 20.22% |
| Bulgarian National Assembly | 2013-05-12 | 3,631,792 | 6,919,260 | 52.49% |
| Bulgarian National Assembly | 2014-10-05 | 3,501,269 | 6,931,855 | 50.51% |
| President | 2016-11-06 | 3,824,647 | - | - |
| Referendum | 2016-11-06 | 3,488,605 | - | - |
| President | 2016-11-13 | 3,500,398 | 6,860,588 | - |
| Bulgarian National Assembly | 2017-03-26 | 2,910,654 | 6,810,341 | - |