An election of the Members of the European Parliament from Bulgaria to the European Parliament was held on 25 May 2014[2] as part of the larger European Parliament election. After a decision by the European Council in 2013, Bulgaria was allocated 17 seats in the European Parliament for the Eighth European Parliament.[3]
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The election campaign officially began on 25 April 2014, one month before the election day.[4]
Background
editThe elections come a year after the 2013 parliamentary elections in Bulgaria that resulted in a minority parliament. Since the election winner, GERB, failed to form a government the Socialists and the DPS formed a coalition government led by Plamen Oresharski. The European elections of 2014 are considered to be of importance as they will reflect the popularity of the current government.
Changes in electoral law
editIn February 2014 Bulgarian MPs voted to lower the preferential-vote threshold for the election from 6% to 5% of each list's total votes.[5]
Implicit electoral threshold still remains equal to the Hare Quota, which is about 5.88% of the total valid votes.[6]
Opinion polls
editPolls include Bulgarian parliamentary election polls if European parliamentary election polling numbers are unavailable.
Pre election campaign
edit| Pre election campaign polls | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source | Date | GERB | BSP | DPS | Attack | Reformist Bloc | BBT | NFSB | ABV | Others | Total |
| Sova Haris | 21 July 2013 | 16.9% | 19.3% | 7.8% | 2.3% | 3.9% | – | 2.3% | – | 1.8% | 54.3% |
| Alpha Research | 27 August 2013 | 15.6% | 18.4% | 5.8% | 1.5% | 7.6% | – | 3.1% | – | 21.6% | 73.6% |
| Alpha Research | 25 September 2013 | 15.6% | 17.9% | 5.8% | 1.5% | 7.6% | – | 3.1% | – | 21.6% | 73.6% |
| Institute for Modern Politics | 28 September 2013 | 16.6% | 18.5% | 5.8% | 1.4% | 5.6% | – | 1.9% | – | 16.5% | 66.3% |
| Afis | 29 September 2013 | 19.9% | 21.2% | 6.5% | 2.5% | 3.3% | – | 2.8% | – | 7.8% | 64.0% |
| Sova Haris | 24 October 2013 | 19.5% | 21.7% | 5.3% | 2.0% | 3.8% | 2.4% | 1.9% | – | 0.7% | 57.3% |
| Alpha Research | 31 October 2013 | 16.5% | 16.9% | 6.1% | 3.0% | 6.4% | – | 2.6% | – | 8.2% | 59.7% |
| Institute for Modern Politics | 10 November 2013 | 26.2% | 26.2% | 8.1% | 1.3% | 8.2% | 6.1% | 1.9% | – | – | 78.0% |
| Mediana | 18 November 2013 | 16.9% | 22.8% | 7.6% | 2.8% | 8.6% | 4.3% | 2.9% | – | 2.9% | 68.8% |
| Gallup | 19 November 2013 | 18.1% | 21.4% | 5.9% | 2.4% | 6.7% | – | – | – | – | 54.5% |
| Sova Haris | 4 December 2013 | 16.3% | 21.3% | 5.5% | 2.7% | 4.3% | 3.0% | 1.3% | – | 1.2% | 55.6% |
| Alpha Research | 8 December 2013 | 15.8% | 16.5% | 6.1% | 2.7% | 6.9% | – | 3.5% | – | 9.7% | 61.2% |
| AFIS | 12 December 2013 | 18% | 22% | 5% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 1% | – | 10% | 66% |
| Focus | 13 December 2013 | 23.5% | 22.3% | 5.5% | 2.7% | 5.8% | 3% | 3% | – | – | 65.8% |
| Institute for Modern Politics | 17 December 2013 | 21.0% | 21.2% | 4.8% | 1.9% | 4.8% | 5.0% | 1.9% | – | – | 60.6% |
| Gallup | 18 December 2013 | 18.0% | 22.8% | 6.1% | 1.8% | 4.8% | 2.1% | 1.6% | – | 3.5% | 60.7% |
| Sova Haris | 15 January 2014 | 18.4% | 19.5% | 6.8% | 2.3% | 4.2% | 3.0% | 1.5% | – | 0.8% | 56.5% |
| Gallup | 16 January 2014 | 18.1% | 21.6% | 5.8% | 1.5% | 4.8% | 2.5% | 2.1% | – | 3.5% | 59.9% |
| Alpha Research | 22 January 2014 | 17.8% | 15.0% | 6.0% | 2.5% | 5.2% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 7.0% | 3.2% | 62.4% |
| Modern Institute for Politics | 31 January 2014 | 19.8% | 20.5% | 4.3% | 1.6% | 4.5% | 5.6% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 4.0% | 62.8% |
| Medina | 7 February 2014 | 19.3% | 24.8% | 9.5% | <2.8% | 6.4% | 7.1% | 3.3% | 1.9% | - | 72.3% |
| Gallup | 10 February 2014 | 17.7% | 18.9% | 6.7% | 1.6% | 4.6% | 6.1% | 1.3% | 6.0% | 3.4% | 66.3% |
| Focus | 11 February 2014 | 21.7% | 19.2 | 6.0% | 1.8% | 5.6% | 6.0% | 3.0% | 6.0% | 5.1% | 74.4% |
| Alpha Research | 22 February 2014 | 16.9% | 15.1% | 6.9% | 2.1% | 5.0% | 5.5% | 3.2% | 6.1% | 5.8% | 66.6% |
| Metapolls | 28 February 2014 | 25.4% | 22.7% | 10.4% | 3.2% | 7.5% | 8.3% | 4.8% | 9.2% | 8.7% | 100% |
| Gallup | 13 March 2014 | 20.7% | 19.5% | 6.0% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 5.0% | 1.9% | 3.2% | 8.6% | 70.5% |
| Metapolls | 13 March 2014 | 29.4% | 27.7% | 8.7% | 3.5% | – | 7.1% | – | 4.5% | 19.3% | 100% |
| Alpha Research | 24 March 2014 | 17.4% | 15.2% | 6.5% | 2.0% | 5.1% | 5.2% | 3.6% | 4.0% | 5.5% | 64.5% |
| Sova Haris | 25 March 2014 | 20.6% | 21.9% | 7.0% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 6.6% | 0.9% | 2.4% | 0.6% | 65.0% |
| Gallup Archived 11 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine | 3 April 2014 | 20.9% | 20.0% | 6.4% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 5.3% | 2.4% | 3.5% | 8.1% | 70.9% |
| Medina | 5 April 2014 | 19.6% | 21.9% | 8.8% | 2.5% | 3.8% | 7.0% | 4.0% | 3.7% | – | 71.3% |
| Afis | 7 April 2014 | 21.0% | 23.0% | 5.1% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 5.7% | 1.8% | 4.4% | – | 67.4% |
| Ekzakta | 10 April 2014 | 22.5% | 18.9% | 6.0% | – | 5.2% | 5.3% | 3.4% | 5.0% | – | 66.3% |
| Institute for Modern Politics | 12 April 2014 | 21.8% | 21.0% | 5.1% | 4.1% | 2.7% | 7.3% | 1.2% | 3.1% | 1.7% | 68.0% |
| Source | Date | GERB | BSP | DPS | Attack | Reformist Bloc | BBT | NFSB | ABV | Others | Total |
Election campaign
edit| Source | Date | GERB | BSP | DPS | Attack | Reformist Bloc | BBT | NFSB | ABV | Others | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institute for Modern Politics | 26 April 2014 | 17.6% | 15.9% | 6.2% | 2.5% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 3.0% | 4.5% | 7.0% | 66.1% |
| Sova Haris | 28 April 2014 | 17.0% | 19.2% | 6.2% | 2.3% | 4.1% | 5.5% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 0.3% | 58.3% |
| Center for Analysis and Marketing | 30 April 2014 | 14.8% | 13.3% | 6.8% | 1.7% | 3.0% | 2.7% | 2.1% | 0.7% | – | 45.1% |
| Mediana | 13 May 2014 | 17.1% | 20.5% | 7.3% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 9.8% | 3.6% | 2.9% | – | 69.0% |
| Institute for Modern Politics | 13 May 2014 | 19.3% | 20.5% | 7.0% | 4.5% | 2.5% | 7.5% | 1.4% | 3.5% | 2.6% | 68.8% |
| Exacta Research | 19 May 2014 | 28.5% | 24.0% | 11.3% | 4.1% | 6.2% | 11.1% | 3.8% | 5.8% | – | 94.8% |
| Alpha Research | 20 May 2014 | 27.3% | 23.6% | 13.4% | 4.1% | 5.9% | 10.5% | 3.9% | 5.3% | – | 94.0% |
| Source | Date | GERB | BSP | DPS | Attack | Reformist Bloc | BBT | NFSB | ABV | Others | Total |
Exit polls
edit| Source | Date | GERB | BSP | DPS | Attack | Reformist Bloc | BBT | NFSB | ABV | Others | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediana | 25 May 2014 | 27.9% | 20.2% | 14.5% | – | 7.3% | 11.6% | – | – | – | 81.5% |
| Alpha Research | 25 May 2014 | 28.4% | 21.6% | 15.5% | – | 6.8% | 9.9% | – | – | – | 82.2% |
| Gallup International | 25 May 2014 | 28.6% | 19.8% | 14.9% | – | 6.4% | 11.1% | – | – | – | 80.8% |
Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GERB | 680,838 | 30.40 | 6 | +1 | |
| Coalition for Bulgaria | 424,037 | 18.94 | 4 | 0 | |
| Movement for Rights and Freedoms | 386,725 | 17.27 | 4 | +1 | |
| Bulgaria Uncensored | 238,629 | 10.66 | 2 | New | |
| Reformist Bloc | 144,532 | 6.45 | 1 | 0 | |
| Alternative for Bulgarian Revival | 90,061 | 4.02 | 0 | New | |
| National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria | 68,376 | 3.05 | 0 | New | |
| Attack | 66,210 | 2.96 | 0 | –2 | |
| People's Voice | 22,440 | 1.00 | 0 | New | |
| Coalition KOD (OB–NDSV–SDP) | 20,487 | 0.91 | 0 | –2 | |
| The Greens | 12,547 | 0.56 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bulgarian Left | 11,014 | 0.49 | 0 | New | |
| Blue Unity | 10,786 | 0.48 | 0 | New | |
| Bulgarian Communist Party | 9,318 | 0.42 | 0 | New | |
| Green Party | 7,989 | 0.36 | 0 | New | |
| BASTA | 7,330 | 0.33 | 0 | New | |
| Party of Greens | 5,218 | 0.23 | 0 | New | |
| Union of Communists in Bulgaria | 3,217 | 0.14 | 0 | New | |
| Bulgarian National-Patriotic Party | 3,000 | 0.13 | 0 | New | |
| Christian Democratic Party | 2,964 | 0.13 | 0 | New | |
| Nationalist Parties of Bulgaria (Svoboda–Libertas Bulgaria) | 2,499 | 0.11 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 21,213 | 0.95 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2,239,430 | 100.00 | 17 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 2,239,430 | 94.81 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 122,536 | 5.19 | |||
| Total votes | 2,361,966 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,599,599 | 35.79 | |||
| Source: CIK | |||||
Elected MEPs
editThe following 17 MEP were elected:[7]
European People's Party–European Democrats – 7 seats:
- GERB – 6 seats
- Tomislav Donchev (former Minister of European Funding management)
- Andrey Kovatchev (second term as MEP)
- Maria Gabriel (second term as MEP)
- Vladimir Uruchev (third term as MEP)
- Eva Paunova
- Emil Radev
- RB Reformist Bloc – 1 seat
- Svetoslav Malinov (second term as MEP) (according to preliminary info a majority of the voters have expressed their preference for the second candidate in the list – Malinov. Confirmed by the Central Electoral Commission)[8]
Party of European Socialists – 4 seats:
- BSP Bulgarian Socialist Party – 4 seats
- Momchil Nekov (Candidate No. 15 on the party list, but finished in first place after a surprising preference voting victory)
- Sergei Stanishev
- Iliana Yotova (third term as MEP)
- Georgi Pirinski
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe – 4 seats:
- DPS Movement for Rights and Freedoms – 4 seats:
- Filiz Husmenova (third term as MEP)
- Nedjmi Ali
- Ilhan Kyuchuk
- Iskra Mihaylova (incumbent Minister of Environment and Water Resources, instead of Delyan Peevski)
- Declined:
- Delyan Peevski (steps down, turns over his seat to the fifth on the list)[9]
European Conservatives and Reformists[10] – 2 seats
- BBT Bulgaria Without Censorship (Electoral Alliance) – 2 seats
Media expenses
editAccording to a survey taken by the NGO Institute for Public Environment Development, the following table represents the media campaign expenses of the main parties:[11]
| Party | Spending (BGN) | Spending per seat |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria Without Censorship | 1,085,655 | 542,827.50 |
| Bulgarian Socialist Party | 740,000 | 185,000 |
| Attack | 648,000 | Did not win any seats |
| Reformist Bloc | 360,000 | 360,000 |
| Movement for Rights and Freedoms | 294,500 | 73,625 |
| Alternative for Bulgarian Revival | 229,318 | Did not win any seats |
| GERB | 133,271 | 22,211.80 |
- Note: Campaign expenses were capped at BGN 2 million.[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Results of the 2014 European elections - Results by country - Bulgaria - European Parliament".
- ^ "2014 European elections: national rules" (PDF). InfoGraphic European Parliamentary Research Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ "Bulgaria". European Parliament Online. European Parliament. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ "Bulgarian President Calls for Clean Election Campaign". Novinite.com. Sofia News Agency. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Bulgarian MPs Agree on 5% Preferential-Vote Threshold for EP Elections". Novinite.com. Sofia News Agency. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ "The 2009 European Parliament Elections: from Votes to Seats in 27 Ways" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ "The New 17 Bulgarian Members of the European Parliament". Novinite.com. Sofia News Agency. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ "Последни данни от ЦИК: ГЕРБ – 30.41%, Светослав Малинов ще е евродепутат". dnevnik.bg. Associated Press and Reuters. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "DPS's Delyan Peevski Gives up MEP Position". Novinite.com. Sofia News Agency. Archived from the original on 26 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ^ "MEPs Barekov, Dzhambazki to Join ECR Group in European Parliament". Novinite.com. Sofia News Agency. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ a b "'Bulgaria without Censorship' Party Had Costliest Media Campaign". Novinite.com. Soifa News Agency. Retrieved 1 June 2014.