At Stake in this Election: 

• All 240 seats in the National Assembly. 

Government Structure: 

• Chief of State: Illiana IOTOVA (since 23 January 2026) 

• Head of Government: Rossen Dimitrov JELIAZKOV (since 16 January 2025) 

• Assembly: unicameral, 240-seat National Assembly 

Electoral System:  

• The President is directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in up to two rounds. The president may serve up to two 5-year terms. 

• The Prime Minister is elected by the National Assembly. 

• Members of the National Assembly are directly elected by proportional representation vote in multi-seat constituencies. Members are elected to 4-year terms. 

Last Election: 

The last National Assembly election was held on 27 October 2024. 

New/Unique in this Election: 

This is a snap election. The races were called in January, following weeks of anti-corruption protests and sitting parties’ failure to form a new government 

Key Deadlines: 

• Candidate filing deadline: 4 March 2026 

• Voter registration deadline: N/A, voter registration is passive  

Main Parties and Coalitions in this Election: 

• GERB-SDS Coalition / КП ГЕРБ-СДС 

• • Seats won in the last election: 66 seats out of 240 

• We Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria Coalition / КП „Продължаваме Промяната – Демократична България“ 

• • Seats won in the last election: 36 seats out of 240 

• Revival Party / ПП „Възраждане“  

• • Seats won in the last election: 33 seats out of 240 

• Alliance for Rights and Freedoms Coalition / КП „Алианс За Права И Свободи“ – АПС (APS/АПС) 

• • Seats won in the last election: 19 seats out of 240 

• BSP-United Left Coalition / КП „БСП – Обединена Левица“ 

• • Seats won in the last election: 19 seats out of 240 

• There is Such a People Party / ПП „Има Такъв Народ“ 

• • Seats won in the last election: 17 seats out of 240 

• Movement for Rights and Freedom Party / ПП „Движение За Права И Свободи“ 

• • Seats won in the last election: 11 seats out of 240 

• Greatness Party / ПП „Величие“ 

• • Seats won in the last election: 10 seats out of 240 

• Anti-Corruption Bloc Coalition / КП „Антикорупционен Блок“ 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 240 

• Blue Bulgaria Coalition / КП Синя България 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 240 

• Bulgaria Can Party / ПП „България Може“ 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 240 

• Direct Democracy Party / ПП „Пряка Демокрация“ 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 240 

• Green Party / ПП „Партия На ЗЕЛЕНИТЕ“ 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 240 

• Morality, Unity, Honour Party / ПП „Морал Единство Чест“ 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 240 

• Movement of Non-Party Candidates / ПП „Движение На Непартийните Кандидати“ 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 240 

• My Bulgaria Coalition / КП „Моя България“ 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 240 

• National Movement Unrepentant Bulgaria / ПП „Национално Движение Непокорна България“ 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 240 

• Nation Party / ПП „Нация“ 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 240 

• People's Party – the Truth and Only the Truth / ПП „Народна Партия Истината И Само Истината“  

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 240 

• People's Voice / ПП „Глас Народен“ 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 240 

• Progressive Bulgaria Coalition / КП „Прогресивна България“ 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 240 

• Resistance Party / ПП „Съпротива“  

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 240 

• Shine Coalition / КП Сияние 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 240 

• Third March Coalition / КП Трети Март 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 240 

Country Context: 

• Population: 6,441,421 (2024 est.) 

• Registered Voters: 6,619,877 (2024) 

• V-Dem Electoral Democracy Index Score: 0.599 (2025) 

• V-Dem Regimes of the World Classification: Electoral Democracy (2025) 

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.845, Very high, Rank 55 (2023)  

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 3,324,395 (2024 est.) 

• CEDAW Status: Signed 17 July 1980, Ratified 8 February 1982 

• Gender Quota: n/a 

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 60 out of 250 (25%) 

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: 18.9 (2023) 

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Signed 27 September 2007, Ratified 22 March 2012 

• Projected population with a disability: 1,030,627 (2024 est.)