Overview
- Bulgaria Progressista, led by former president Rumen Radev, took about 38–39% in exit polls, more than doubling GERB’s roughly 15–16%.
- Partial official counts reported late Sunday suggested his bloc could secure an outright majority of the 240-seat parliament, with final totals still being finalized.
- Continuing the Change (PP‑DB) polled near 13–14%, the Turkish minority party DPS around 6–8%, and the nationalist Vazrazhdane near 5%, while the Socialists hovered around the 4% barrier in mixed projections.
- The snap vote was the eighth in five years after large December protests over corruption brought down the GERB-led government, boosting Radev’s anti‑oligarchy message.
- Radev is eurosceptic and critical of sending arms to Ukraine, and European outlets highlight concerns that his win could shift Bulgaria’s foreign policy and test EU unity.