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The election of thedelegation fromBulgaria to theEuropean Parliament was held on Sunday, 7 June 2009. As a result of theTreaty of Nice – that became active in November 2004 – the number of Bulgarian delegates in theEuropean Parliament decreased from 18 (in 2007) to 17 delegates. When theTreaty of Lisbon was ratified, the number of Bulgarian Delegates increased to 18 again, giving a second seat to theBlue Coalition.
This election is the first one, in whichBulgaria electsMEP for the full five-year term. Most political analysts viewed these elections as a rehearsal to the2009 Bulgarian parliamentary election. It was speculated that if similar results were obtained on the latter elections, that the formation of government would be extremely difficult. This did not turn out to be the case.
| Source | Date | GERB | BSP | DPS | Attack | Blue Coalition | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha ResearchArchived 2 June 2009 at theWayback Machine | March | 19.2% | 14.1% | 6.0% | 6.8% | 4.9% | – |
| Alpha Research | April | 24% | 18% | 15% | 8% | 7% | – |
| NCIOM[permanent dead link] | 19 May | 32.4% | 26.8% | 12.1% | 11% | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| Skala | 28 May | 31.99% | 20.89% | 13.61% | 9.70% | 10.21% | 13.1% |
| MBMD | 31 May | 30.00% | 25.00% | 19.00% | 8.10% | 6.07% | 7.1% |
| Skala | 1 June | 30.30% | 21.42% | 15.03% | 9.77% | 8.94% | 14.54% |
| Skala | 2 June | 31.15% | 20.87% | 15.18% | 9.46% | 8.80% | 14.54% |
| Barometar Info | 3 June | 26.07% | 17.54% | 15.00% | 8.53% | 9.24% | 18.95% |
| Skala | 4 June | 29.50% | 20.95% | 16.55% | 10.30% | 8.22% | 14.48% |
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GERB | 627,693 | 24.36 | 5 | 0 | |
| Coalition for Bulgaria | 476,618 | 18.50 | 4 | –1 | |
| Movement for Rights and Freedoms | 364,197 | 14.14 | 3 | –1 | |
| Attack | 308,052 | 11.96 | 2 | –1 | |
| National Movement for Stability and Progress | 205,146 | 7.96 | 2 | +1 | |
| Blue Coalition | 204,817 | 7.95 | 1 | +1[b] | |
| Liberal Initiative for Democratic European Development | 146,984 | 5.70 | 0 | New | |
| Order, Law and Justice | 120,280 | 4.67 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forwards (IMRO-BND–ZNS–Gergyovden–ENP) | 57,931 | 2.25 | 0 | New | |
| The Greens | 18,444 | 0.72 | 0 | New | |
| Bulgarian Social Democracy | 14,132 | 0.55 | 0 | New | |
| Union of Patriotic Forces "Defence" | 11,904 | 0.46 | 0 | New | |
| Bulgarian New Democracy | 11,679 | 0.45 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 8,565 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2,576,442 | 100.00 | 17 | –1 | |
| Valid votes | 2,576,442 | 99.03 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 25,245 | 0.97 | |||
| Total votes | 2,601,687 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,684,770 | 38.92 | |||
| Source:CIK | |||||
The following 18MEP were elected:[1]
5MEPs fromGERB that joined theEuropean People's Party group:
4MEPs from theCoalition for Bulgaria that joined theProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats:
3MEPs fromMovement for Rights and Freedoms that joined theAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group:
2MEPs fromAttack that sat asNon-inscrits:
2MEPs fromNational Movement for Stability and Progress that joined theAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group:
1MEP fromUnion of Democratic Forces that joined theEuropean People's Party group:
1MEP fromDemocrats for a Strong Bulgaria that joined theEuropean People's Party group:
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