At Stake in this Election:        

• 240 seats in the National Assembly of Bulgaria (Народно събрание, Narodno sabranie) 

Government Structure: 

• Chief of State: President Rumen RADEV (since 22 January 2017) 
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Stefan YANEV* (since 12 May 2021) 
• Assembly: The National Assembly of Bulgaria (Народно събрание, Narodno sabranie) is a unicameral parliament consisting of 240 members. 

*Caretaker Prime Minister Stefan YANEV assumed his position following the resignation of former Prime Minister and GERB Leader Boyko BORISOV in April 2021. [1]

Electoral System: [2]

• The Bulgarian presidency is determined by a direct popular vote based on a majoritarian two-round system and serves a five-year term.
• The Prime Minister is elected by the National Assembly. 
• The National Assembly is a unicameral parliamentary body comprised of 240 seats, which are renewed every four years. Representatives are elected from among 31 multi-member constituencies, with the number of seats per district determined according to population size. While 31 members are elected using a first-past-the-post system, the remaining 209 members are elected via a proportional representation system using closed party lists and the D’Hondt method. Competing parties must surpass a four percent threshold in order to attain parliamentary representation. 

Last Election: 

• The last National Assembly elections were held on 11 July 2021.* 

*Snap parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria after no party or coalition was able to form a government following regularly held elections in April 2021. [3]

Main Parties in this Election: [4]

• Party: There is Such a People (ITN) / Има такъв народ 
  • Leader: Slavi TRIFONOV 
  • Seats won in last election: 65 
• Coalition: Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria – Union of Democratic Forces (GERB – SDS) / Граждани за европейско развитие на България - Съюз на демократичните сили  
  • Leader: Boyko BORISOV and Rumen HRISTOV 
  • Seats won in last election: 63 
• Party: We Continue the Change (PP) / Продължаваме промяната 
  • Leaders: Kiril PETKOV and Asen VASILEV 
  • Seats won in last election: New 
• Alliance: BSP for Bulgaria or Coalition for Bulgaria / БСП за България 
  • Leader: Korneliya NINOVA
  • Seats won in last election: 36 
• Party: Democratic Bulgaria (DB) / Демократична България 
  • Leader: Atanas ATANASOV 
  • Seats won in last election: 34
• Party: Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) / Движение за права и свободи 
  • Leader: Mustafa KARADAYI 
  • Seats won in last election: 29 
• Coalition: Stand Up, BG! We Are Coming! (IBG-NI) / Изправи се.БГ! Ние идваме! 
  • Leader: Maya MANOLOVA 
  • Seats won in last election: 13 

* Stand Up, BG! We Are Coming! renamed their coalition from Stand Up! Mafia, Get Out! on 21 July 2021 

Population and Registered Voters: 

• Population: 6,880104 (November 2021 est.) [5]
• Registered Voters: 6,789,605 [6] 

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 3,556,343 [7] 
• Is Bulgaria a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980) [8] 
• Has Bulgaria ratified CEDAW: Yes (8 February 1982) [9] 
• Gender Quota: No legislated or voluntary party quotas [10] 
• Female Leaders in this election: Yes (Maya MANOLOVA of Stand Up, BG! We Are Coming!) 
• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: Rank 56 at 0.816 (2020) [11] 
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Low [12] 

Disability Data: 

• Is Bulgaria a signatory to CRPD: Yes (27 September 2007) [13] 
• Has Bulgaria ratified CRPD: Yes (22 March 2012) [14] 
• Population with a disability: 1,078,034 [15] 

 

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[1] https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/borissov-resigns-takes-immediate-paid-leave/

[2] https://o.nsd.no/european_election_database/country/bulgaria/electoral_system.html

[3] https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/bulgaria-faces-fresh-elections-socialists-refuse-form-government-2021-05-01/

[4] https://results.cik.bg/pvrns2021/tur1/rezultati/index.html

[5] https://countrymeters.info/en/Bulgaria

[6] https://www.idea.int/data-tools/country-view/62/40

[7] https://countrymeters.info/en/Bulgaria

[8] https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/TreatyBodyExternal/Treaty.aspx?Treaty=CEDAW&Lang=en

[9] https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/TreatyBodyExternal/Treaty.aspx?Treaty=CEDAW&Lang=en

[10] https://www.idea.int/data-tools/data/gender-quotas/country-view/62/35

[11] http://hdr.undp.org/en/countries/profiles/BGR

[12] https://www.genderindex.org/country-profiles/

[13] https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/TreatyBodyExternal/Treaty.aspx?CountryID=176&Lang=EN

[14] https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/TreatyBodyExternal/Treaty.aspx?CountryID=176&Lang=EN

[15] http://www.electionaccess.org/en/resources/countries/jp/all/