1997 Bulgarian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 19 April 1997.[1] The result was a victory for the United Democratic Forces (an alliance of the Union of Democratic Forces (SDS), the Democratic Party, the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union-Nikola Petkov and the Bulgarian Social Democratic Party),[2] which won 137 of the 240 seats. Following the election, SDS leader Ivan Kostov became prime minister.[3]

1997 Bulgarian parliamentary election
Bulgaria
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All 240 seats in the National Assembly
121 seats needed for a majority
Turnout58.87%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
ODS Ivan Kostov 52.26 137 +68
KzB Georgi Parvanov 22.07 58 −67
DPS Ahmed Dogan 7.60 19 +4
BEL Aleksandar Tomov 5.50 14 New
BBB George Ganchev 4.93 12 −1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Stefan Sofiyanski
SDS
Ivan Kostov
ODS

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
United Democratic Forces2,223,71452.26137+68
Democratic Left939,30822.0758−67
Union for National Salvation [bg] (DPSZPBZNS(NP)PDCNIFCB)323,4297.6019+4
Bulgarian Euro-Left234,0585.5014New
Bulgarian Business Bloc209,7964.9312−1
Communist Party of Bulgaria50,8641.2000
Alliance for the King46,7651.100New
Bulgarian Christian Coalition26,6140.630New
Democratic Party of Justice20,4330.4800
Party of Bulgarian Women16,0610.380New
Liberal Forum13,6380.320New
Crowned Democracy11,7470.2800
Bulgarian Workers' Socialist Party10,1520.240New
Bulgarian Agrarian National Union–Centre10,0620.240New
Democratic Alternative for the Republic9,6640.2300
Bulgarian Party of Liberals7,2810.170New
Bulgarian National-Radical Party7,0990.1700
Bulgarian National Democratic Party6,8750.160New
Popular Patriotic Left Front6,7950.160New
Bulgarian Workers-Agrarian Party6,7540.1600
Union for Democratic Development6,3770.150New
Christian Democratic Union5,9120.1400
Forward Bulgaria Coalition5,8860.1400
Free Cooperative Party5,5340.1300
Democratic League4,3860.100New
New Democracy3,7200.090New
Transfiguration Forum3,6540.0900
Bulgarian Democratic Party for European and World States3,6140.0800
Bulgarian National Ecological Party – Veliko Turnovo3,4370.080New
Bulgarian Green Federation3,3470.080New
Bulgarian Revolutionary Youth Party2,4460.0600
Bulgarian National Movement for the Eternal Path2,4380.060New
Bulgarian Fatherland Party – National Union2,3010.0500
Front of Progressive Forces in Bulgaria1,1350.0300
Alliance of the Nation – Movement of the Downtrodden6700.0200
Independents19,3350.4500
Total4,255,301100.002400
Valid votes4,255,30199.16
Invalid/blank votes35,9560.84
Total votes4,291,257100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,289,95658.87
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, University of Essex

Aftermath

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Following the elections, Ivan Kostov formed the Kostov Government.

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p. 369 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p372
  3. ^ Bulgaria: Elections held in 1997 Inter-Parliamentary Union