Political organizations

CEC data as of 5:55 p.m. with 100% of sectional protocols processed in the Regional Election Commissions show that six political formations will enter the 49th National Assembly: GERB - SDS, WCC-DB, "Vazrazhdane", DPS, BSP and " There Is Such a People".

The 179,570 people who voted outside of Bulgaria determined that the first place abroad was for the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) which received 36.86% (62,906 people) of the vote.

This is shown by the data of the Central Election Commission with 100% processed protocols abroad.

The choice "I do not support anyone" is becoming more and more relevant, Janitsa Petkova, a sociologist from Gallup International Balkan, commented to the National Radio. "The voter who ticks this box is predominantly female. Predominantly female, and also young women. 60 percent of all ticks are female, almost 1/3 of all ticks are under 30 years old.

Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin of the ruling Social Democratic Party has conceded defeat in the parliamentary elections held yesterday, Reuters reported.

The leader of the opposition National Coalition Party, Petteri Orpo, has declared victory in a tense battle in Finland's parliamentary elections. "We got the most mandates," Orpo told supporters.

The results of the GERB-SDS and WCC-DB coalitions after the elections for the 49th National Assembly are in favor of GERB-SDS by more than one and a half percent difference. In the battle for the third place - "Vazrazhdane" leads by less than 1 percent difference over DPS. The fifth is BSP, "There Is Such a People" are also part of the parliament.

The first results of exit polls taken by the four sociological agencies registered with the Central Election Commission show the following distribution of the 240 seats in the Bulgarian Parliament after Sunday's elections:

Alpha Research

Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB) 71 MPs

GERB-UDF 69 MPs

Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) 38 MPs

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the chairman of the Republican People's Party (CHP) and joint presidential candidate of the Nation Alliance, has said the new houses for earthquake victims will be handed over free of charge as it is a constitutional right.

Bulgaria's former Prime Minister and leader of the 'We Continue the Change' party Kiril Petkov speaks at a rally in Sofia, 30 March 2023. Photo: EPA-EFE/VASSIL DONEV

Unclear winner and disputed third place. Five formations with secure representation in the next National Assembly, and two are close to the 4 percent barrier. These are the conclusions of a "Trend" survey commissioned by NOVA Broadcasting Group on the electoral attitudes of Bulgarians before the vote on April 2.

A total of 162 ballot boxes will be set up in Türkiye for Bulgarian citizens residing in the country as Bulgaria heads to the polls for parliamentary elections for the fifth time in the last two years.