Sofia, April 19: Bulgaria witnessed its citizens exercising their voting rights on Sunday. This Balkan nation has conducted parliamentary elections for the eighth time in five years.
According to a report from Xinhua News Agency, the Central Election Commission stated that approximately 6.6 million voters will choose 240 representatives from over 4,700 candidates across 14 political parties, one independent candidate, and 10 alliances.
Polling stations opened nationwide at 7 AM local time and will remain operational until 8 PM. Additionally, polling stations have been set up in 55 countries for Bulgarian citizens living abroad.
Exit polls will be announced immediately after voting concludes, with official results expected to be released on April 23.
Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov’s coalition government resigned in December 2025 amid significant protests against its economic policies, making it increasingly difficult to remain in power. Following the collapse of the coalition, parliamentary factions failed to elect a new government.
Zhelyazkov’s government came to power on January 16 last year after sudden elections in October 2024. The National Assembly, Bulgaria’s legislative body, selects the government based on a simple majority, with a four-year term, although unforeseen circumstances may affect this duration.
Early parliamentary elections are taking place in Bulgaria after the third and final attempt to form a government within the current legislature failed in January.
In January, President Rumen Radev proposed the parliamentary group “Alliance for Rights and Freedoms” (ARF) to form a government, but they declined. The two largest factions, GERB-UDF and PP-DB, also refused to do so in January.
In February, President Iliyana Lotoeva appointed Andrey Gurov as the caretaker Prime Minister.
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