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An election of theMembers of the European Parliament fromBulgaria to theEuropean Parliament was held on 25 May 2014[2] as part of the largerEuropean Parliament election. After a decision by the European Council in 2013, Bulgaria was allocated 17 seats in the European Parliament for theEighth European Parliament.[3]
The election campaign officially began on 25 April 2014, one month before the election day.[4]
The elections come a year after the2013 parliamentary elections in Bulgaria that resulted in a minority parliament. Since the election winner,GERB, failed to form a government theSocialists and theDPS formed acoalition government led byPlamen Oresharski. The European elections of 2014 are considered to be of importance as they will reflect the popularity of the current government.
In February 2014 Bulgarian MPs voted to lower the preferential-vote threshold for the election from 6% to 5% of each list's total votes.[5]
Implicit electoral threshold still remains equal to the Hare Quota, which is about 5.88% of the total valid votes.[6]
Polls include Bulgarian parliamentary election polls if European parliamentary election polling numbers are unavailable.
| Pre election campaign polls | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source | Date | GERB | BSP | DPS | Attack | Reformist Bloc | BBT | NFSB | ABV | Others | Total |
| Sova Haris | 21 July 2013 | 16.9% | 19.3% | 7.8% | 2.3% | 3.9% | – | 2.3% | – | 1.8% | 54.3% |
| Alpha Research | 27 August 2013 | 15.6% | 18.4% | 5.8% | 1.5% | 7.6% | – | 3.1% | – | 21.6% | 73.6% |
| Alpha Research | 25 September 2013 | 15.6% | 17.9% | 5.8% | 1.5% | 7.6% | – | 3.1% | – | 21.6% | 73.6% |
| Institute for Modern Politics | 28 September 2013 | 16.6% | 18.5% | 5.8% | 1.4% | 5.6% | – | 1.9% | – | 16.5% | 66.3% |
| Afis | 29 September 2013 | 19.9% | 21.2% | 6.5% | 2.5% | 3.3% | – | 2.8% | – | 7.8% | 64.0% |
| Sova Haris | 24 October 2013 | 19.5% | 21.7% | 5.3% | 2.0% | 3.8% | 2.4% | 1.9% | – | 0.7% | 57.3% |
| Alpha Research | 31 October 2013 | 16.5% | 16.9% | 6.1% | 3.0% | 6.4% | – | 2.6% | – | 8.2% | 59.7% |
| Institute for Modern Politics | 10 November 2013 | 26.2% | 26.2% | 8.1% | 1.3% | 8.2% | 6.1% | 1.9% | – | – | 78.0% |
| Mediana | 18 November 2013 | 16.9% | 22.8% | 7.6% | 2.8% | 8.6% | 4.3% | 2.9% | – | 2.9% | 68.8% |
| Gallup | 19 November 2013 | 18.1% | 21.4% | 5.9% | 2.4% | 6.7% | – | – | – | – | 54.5% |
| Sova Haris | 4 December 2013 | 16.3% | 21.3% | 5.5% | 2.7% | 4.3% | 3.0% | 1.3% | – | 1.2% | 55.6% |
| Alpha Research | 8 December 2013 | 15.8% | 16.5% | 6.1% | 2.7% | 6.9% | – | 3.5% | – | 9.7% | 61.2% |
| AFIS | 12 December 2013 | 18% | 22% | 5% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 1% | – | 10% | 66% |
| Focus | 13 December 2013 | 23.5% | 22.3% | 5.5% | 2.7% | 5.8% | 3% | 3% | – | – | 65.8% |
| Institute for Modern Politics | 17 December 2013 | 21.0% | 21.2% | 4.8% | 1.9% | 4.8% | 5.0% | 1.9% | – | – | 60.6% |
| Gallup | 18 December 2013 | 18.0% | 22.8% | 6.1% | 1.8% | 4.8% | 2.1% | 1.6% | – | 3.5% | 60.7% |
| Sova Haris | 15 January 2014 | 18.4% | 19.5% | 6.8% | 2.3% | 4.2% | 3.0% | 1.5% | – | 0.8% | 56.5% |
| Gallup | 16 January 2014 | 18.1% | 21.6% | 5.8% | 1.5% | 4.8% | 2.5% | 2.1% | – | 3.5% | 59.9% |
| Alpha Research | 22 January 2014 | 17.8% | 15.0% | 6.0% | 2.5% | 5.2% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 7.0% | 3.2% | 62.4% |
| Modern Institute for Politics | 31 January 2014 | 19.8% | 20.5% | 4.3% | 1.6% | 4.5% | 5.6% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 4.0% | 62.8% |
| Medina | 7 February 2014 | 19.3% | 24.8% | 9.5% | <2.8% | 6.4% | 7.1% | 3.3% | 1.9% | - | 72.3% |
| Gallup | 10 February 2014 | 17.7% | 18.9% | 6.7% | 1.6% | 4.6% | 6.1% | 1.3% | 6.0% | 3.4% | 66.3% |
| Focus | 11 February 2014 | 21.7% | 19.2 | 6.0% | 1.8% | 5.6% | 6.0% | 3.0% | 6.0% | 5.1% | 74.4% |
| Alpha Research | 22 February 2014 | 16.9% | 15.1% | 6.9% | 2.1% | 5.0% | 5.5% | 3.2% | 6.1% | 5.8% | 66.6% |
| Metapolls | 28 February 2014 | 25.4% | 22.7% | 10.4% | 3.2% | 7.5% | 8.3% | 4.8% | 9.2% | 8.7% | 100% |
| Gallup | 13 March 2014 | 20.7% | 19.5% | 6.0% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 5.0% | 1.9% | 3.2% | 8.6% | 70.5% |
| Metapolls | 13 March 2014 | 29.4% | 27.7% | 8.7% | 3.5% | – | 7.1% | – | 4.5% | 19.3% | 100% |
| Alpha Research | 24 March 2014 | 17.4% | 15.2% | 6.5% | 2.0% | 5.1% | 5.2% | 3.6% | 4.0% | 5.5% | 64.5% |
| Sova Haris | 25 March 2014 | 20.6% | 21.9% | 7.0% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 6.6% | 0.9% | 2.4% | 0.6% | 65.0% |
| GallupArchived 11 April 2014 at theWayback Machine | 3 April 2014 | 20.9% | 20.0% | 6.4% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 5.3% | 2.4% | 3.5% | 8.1% | 70.9% |
| Medina | 5 April 2014 | 19.6% | 21.9% | 8.8% | 2.5% | 3.8% | 7.0% | 4.0% | 3.7% | – | 71.3% |
| Afis | 7 April 2014 | 21.0% | 23.0% | 5.1% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 5.7% | 1.8% | 4.4% | – | 67.4% |
| Ekzakta | 10 April 2014 | 22.5% | 18.9% | 6.0% | – | 5.2% | 5.3% | 3.4% | 5.0% | – | 66.3% |
| Institute for Modern Politics | 12 April 2014 | 21.8% | 21.0% | 5.1% | 4.1% | 2.7% | 7.3% | 1.2% | 3.1% | 1.7% | 68.0% |
| Source | Date | GERB | BSP | DPS | Attack | Reformist Bloc | BBT | NFSB | ABV | Others | Total |
| Source | Date | GERB | BSP | DPS | Attack | Reformist Bloc | BBT | NFSB | ABV | Others | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institute for Modern Politics | 26 April 2014 | 17.6% | 15.9% | 6.2% | 2.5% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 3.0% | 4.5% | 7.0% | 66.1% |
| Sova Haris | 28 April 2014 | 17.0% | 19.2% | 6.2% | 2.3% | 4.1% | 5.5% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 0.3% | 58.3% |
| Center for Analysis and Marketing | 30 April 2014 | 14.8% | 13.3% | 6.8% | 1.7% | 3.0% | 2.7% | 2.1% | 0.7% | – | 45.1% |
| Mediana | 13 May 2014 | 17.1% | 20.5% | 7.3% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 9.8% | 3.6% | 2.9% | – | 69.0% |
| Institute for Modern Politics | 13 May 2014 | 19.3% | 20.5% | 7.0% | 4.5% | 2.5% | 7.5% | 1.4% | 3.5% | 2.6% | 68.8% |
| Exacta Research | 19 May 2014 | 28.5% | 24.0% | 11.3% | 4.1% | 6.2% | 11.1% | 3.8% | 5.8% | – | 94.8% |
| Alpha Research | 20 May 2014 | 27.3% | 23.6% | 13.4% | 4.1% | 5.9% | 10.5% | 3.9% | 5.3% | – | 94.0% |
| Source | Date | GERB | BSP | DPS | Attack | Reformist Bloc | BBT | NFSB | ABV | Others | Total |
| Source | Date | GERB | BSP | DPS | Attack | Reformist Bloc | BBT | NFSB | ABV | Others | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediana | 25 May 2014 | 27.9% | 20.2% | 14.5% | – | 7.3% | 11.6% | – | – | – | 81.5% |
| Alpha Research | 25 May 2014 | 28.4% | 21.6% | 15.5% | – | 6.8% | 9.9% | – | – | – | 82.2% |
| Gallup International | 25 May 2014 | 28.6% | 19.8% | 14.9% | – | 6.4% | 11.1% | – | – | – | 80.8% |
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GERB | 680,838 | 30.40 | 6 | +1 | |
| Coalition for Bulgaria | 424,037 | 18.94 | 4 | 0 | |
| Movement for Rights and Freedoms | 386,725 | 17.27 | 4 | +1 | |
| Bulgaria Uncensored | 238,629 | 10.66 | 2 | New | |
| Reformist Bloc | 144,532 | 6.45 | 1 | 0 | |
| Alternative for Bulgarian Revival | 90,061 | 4.02 | 0 | New | |
| National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria | 68,376 | 3.05 | 0 | New | |
| Attack | 66,210 | 2.96 | 0 | –2 | |
| People's Voice | 22,440 | 1.00 | 0 | New | |
| Coalition KOD (OB–NDSV–SDP) | 20,487 | 0.91 | 0 | –2 | |
| The Greens | 12,547 | 0.56 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bulgarian Left | 11,014 | 0.49 | 0 | New | |
| Blue Unity | 10,786 | 0.48 | 0 | New | |
| Bulgarian Communist Party | 9,318 | 0.42 | 0 | New | |
| Green Party | 7,989 | 0.36 | 0 | New | |
| BASTA | 7,330 | 0.33 | 0 | New | |
| Party of Greens | 5,218 | 0.23 | 0 | New | |
| Union of Communists in Bulgaria | 3,217 | 0.14 | 0 | New | |
| Bulgarian National-Patriotic Party | 3,000 | 0.13 | 0 | New | |
| Christian Democratic Party | 2,964 | 0.13 | 0 | New | |
| Nationalist Parties of Bulgaria (Svoboda–Libertas Bulgaria) | 2,499 | 0.11 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 21,213 | 0.95 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2,239,430 | 100.00 | 17 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 2,239,430 | 94.81 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 122,536 | 5.19 | |||
| Total votes | 2,361,966 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,599,599 | 35.79 | |||
| Source:CIK | |||||
The following 17MEP were elected:[7]
European People's Party–European Democrats – 7 seats:
Party of European Socialists – 4 seats:
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe – 4 seats:
European Conservatives and Reformists[10] – 2 seats
According to a survey taken by the NGOInstitute for Public Environment Development, the following table represents the media campaign expenses of the main parties:[11]
| Party | Spending (BGN) | Spending per seat |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria Without Censorship | 1,085,655 | 542,827.50 |
| Bulgarian Socialist Party | 740,000 | 185,000 |
| Attack | 648,000 | Did not win any seats |
| Reformist Bloc | 360,000 | 360,000 |
| Movement for Rights and Freedoms | 294,500 | 73,625 |
| Alternative for Bulgarian Revival | 229,318 | Did not win any seats |
| GERB | 133,271 | 22,211.80 |
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