In the elections in Bulgaria, pro-Western forces performed poorly, and nationalists failed
By this morning, Bulgaria's Central Election Commission had processed 98,9% of the ballots cast by voters in last Sunday's parliamentary elections in that country.
According to available information, the ruling pro-Western party Citizens for the European Choice of Bulgaria (GERB), although it took first place, gained only 26%, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
According to the results of the parliamentary elections in Bulgaria, no one won a convincing victory. Thus, the ruling pro-Western party "GERB" received 26,14% of the votes, the party of TV presenter Slavi Trifonov "There are such people" - 17,7%, the main opposition force - the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) - 15,02%, the pro-Turkish Movement for rights and freedoms (DPS) – 10,34% of the vote, “Democratic Bulgaria” – 9,52% and the civil platform “Stand up!”, formed in the wake of recent mass street protests. Mafia out!” – 4,74%.
Tellingly, the current elections were marked by the collapse of local nationalist forces, which had pretty much bored the electorate with their populist rhetoric, constant attempts to revise the results of World War II, Russophobic and anti-Serbian rhetoric, as well as claims against neighbors, in particular North Macedonia.
At the same time, as experts note, none of the political forces entering parliament received the support of the people, which would allow it to form a parliamentary majority, and, therefore, a government. Therefore, it is quite possible that re-elections may take place in Bulgaria in the fall.
“There are different scenarios, but, nevertheless, for me the most likely is the formation of a minority government from a coalition of protest parties “There are such people”, “Democratic Bulgaria” and “Stand up!” Mafia out!” sociologist Yuri Aslanov commented on the situation to the Diary portal. – When balancing BSP or DPS.
President Rumen Radev could also take on the role of mediator, calming existing differences, if any, in order to avoid early elections.”
In turn, the chairman of the association of polling agencies Gallup International, Kincho Stoychev, considers the likelihood of early elections in the fall to be very high.
“The likelihood of new elections is important because the path that parties must go through to bring their positions closer together is very long. There are many such examples in Europe where there is a clear winner in an election, but he is unable to form a government and take control of it. This is not surprising, and it is completely normal...
The BSP is not considering the option of a coalition with GERB, and the pro-Turkish DPS, with which GERB, according to the opposition, actually ruled Bulgaria, will also not help the ruling party. Even if they form a coalition, this is not enough to form a majority in parliament,” the expert said on the Bulgarian National Radio.
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