European Parliament election, 2014 (Bulgaria)
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The European Parliament election of 2014 in Bulgaria was held on 25 May 2014[2] to elect the Members of the European Parliament from Bulgaria to the European Parliament 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]
The election campaign officially began on April 25, 2014, one month before the election day.[4]
Background
The 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
In 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
Polls include Bulgarian parliamentary election polls if European parliamentary election polling numbers are unavailable.
Pre election campaign
| Pre election campaign polls | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source | Date | GERB | BSP | DPS | Attack | Reformist Bloc | BBT | NFSB | ABV | Others | Total |
| Sova Haris | July 21, 2013 | 16.9% | 19.3% | 7.8% | 2.3% | 3.9% | - | 2.3% | - | 1.8% | 54.3% |
| Alpha Research | August 27, 2013 | 15.6% | 18.4% | 5.8% | 1.5% | 7.6% | - | 3.1% | - | 21.6% | 73.6% |
| Alpha Research | September 25, 2013 | 15.6% | 17.9% | 5.8% | 1.5% | 7.6% | - | 3.1% | - | 21.6% | 73.6% |
| Institute for Modern Politics | September 28, 2013 | 16.6% | 18.5% | 5.8% | 1.4% | 5.6% | - | 1.9% | - | 16.5% | 66.3% |
| Afis | September 29, 2013 | 19.9% | 21.2% | 6.5% | 2.5% | 3.3% | - | 2.8% | - | 7.8% | 64.0% |
| Sova Haris | October 24, 2013 | 19.5% | 21.7% | 5.3% | 2.0% | 3.8% | 2.4% | 1.9% | - | 0.7% | 57.3% |
| Alpha Research | October 31, 2013 | 16.5% | 16.9% | 6.1% | 3.0% | 6.4% | - | 2.6% | - | 8.2% | 59.7% |
| Institute for Modern Politics | November 10, 2013 | 26.2% | 26.2% | 8.1% | 1.3% | 8.2% | 6.1% | 1.9% | - | - | 78.0% |
| Mediana | November 18, 2013 | 16.9% | 22.8% | 7.6% | 2.8% | 8.6% | 4.3% | 2.9% | - | 2.9% | 68.8% |
| Gallup | November 19, 2013 | 18.1% | 21.4% | 5.9% | 2.4% | 6.7% | - | - | - | - | 54.5% |
| Sova Haris | December 4, 2013 | 16.3% | 21.3% | 5.5% | 2.7% | 4.3% | 3.0% | 1.3% | - | 1.2% | 55.6% |
| Alpha Research | December 8, 2013 | 15.8% | 16.5% | 6.1% | 2.7% | 6.9% | - | 3.5% | - | 9.7% | 61.2% |
| AFIS | December 12, 2013 | 18% | 22% | 5% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 1% | - | 10% | 66% |
| Focus | December 13, 2013 | 23.5% | 22.3% | 5.5% | 2.7% | 5.8% | 3% | 3% | - | - | 65.8% |
| Institute for Modern Politics | December 17, 2013 | 21.0% | 21.2% | 4.8% | 1.9% | 4.8% | 5.0% | 1.9% | - | - | 60.6% |
| Gallup | December 18, 2013 | 18.0% | 22.8% | 6.1% | 1.8% | 4.8% | 2.1% | 1.6% | - | 3.5% | 60.7% |
| Sova Haris | January 15, 2014 | 18.4% | 19.5% | 6.8% | 2.3% | 4.2% | 3.0% | 1.5% | - | 0.8% | 56.5% |
| Gallup | January 16, 2014 | 18.1% | 21.6% | 5.8% | 1.5% | 4.8% | 2.5% | 2.1% | - | 3.5% | 59.9% |
| Alpha Research | January 22, 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 | January 31, 2014 | 19.8% | 20.5% | 4.3% | 1.6% | 4.5% | 5.6% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 4.0% | 62.8% |
| Medina | February 7, 2014 | 19.3% | 24.8% | 9.5% | <2.8% | 6.4% | 7.1% | 3.3% | 1.9% | - | 72.3% |
| Gallup | February 10, 2014 | 17.7% | 18.9% | 6.7% | 1.6% | 4.6% | 6.1% | 1.3% | 6.0% | 3.4% | 66.3% |
| Focus | February 11, 2014 | 21.7% | 19.2 | 6.0% | 1.8% | 5.6% | 6.0% | 3.0% | 6.0% | 5.1% | 74.4% |
| Alpha Research | February 22, 2014 | 16.9% | 15.1% | 6.9% | 2.1% | 5.0% | 5.5% | 3.2% | 6.1% | 5.8% | 66.6% |
| Metapolls | February 28, 2014 | 25.4% | 22.7% | 10.4% | 3.2% | 7.5% | 8.3% | 4.8% | 9.2% | 8.7% | 100% |
| Gallup | March 13, 2014 | 20.7% | 19.5% | 6.0% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 5.0% | 1.9% | 3.2% | 8.6% | 70.5% |
| Metapolls | March 13, 2014 | 29.4% | 27.7% | 8.7% | 3.5% | - | 7.1% | - | 4.5% | 19.3% | 100% |
| Alpha Research | March 24, 2014 | 17.4% | 15.2% | 6.5% | 2.0% | 5.1% | 5.2% | 3.6% | 4.0% | 5.5% | 64.5% |
| Sova Haris | March 25, 2014 | 20.6% | 21.9% | 7.0% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 6.6% | 0.9% | 2.4% | 0.6% | 65.0% |
| Gallup | April 3, 2014 | 20.9% | 20.0% | 6.4% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 5.3% | 2.4% | 3.5% | 8.1% | 70.9% |
| Medina | April 5, 2014 | 19.6% | 21.9% | 8.8% | 2.5% | 3.8% | 7.0% | 4.0% | 3.7% | - | 71.3% |
| Afis | April 7, 2014 | 21.0% | 23.0% | 5.1% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 5.7% | 1.8% | 4.4% | - | 67.4% |
| Ekzakta | April 10, 2014 | 22.5% | 18.9% | 6.0% | - | 5.2% | 5.3% | 3.4% | 5.0% | - | 66.3% |
| Institute for Modern Politics | April 12, 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
| Source | Date | GERB | BSP | DPS | Attack | Reformist Bloc | BBT | NFSB | ABV | Others | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institute for Modern Politics | April 26, 2014 | 17.6% | 15.9% | 6.2% | 2.5% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 3.0% | 4.5% | 7.0% | 66.1% |
| Sova Haris | April 28, 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 | April 30, 2014 | 14.8% | 13.3% | 6.8% | 1.7% | 3.0% | 2.7% | 2.1% | 0.7% | - | 45.1% |
| Mediana | May 13, 2014 | 17.1% | 20.5% | 7.3% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 9.8% | 3.6% | 2.9% | - | 69.0% |
| Institute for Modern Politics | May 13, 2014 | 19.3% | 20.5% | 7.0% | 4.5% | 2.5% | 7.5% | 1.4% | 3.5% | 2.6% | 68.8% |
| Exacta Research | May 19, 2014 | 28.5% | 24.0% | 11.3% | 4.1% | 6.2% | 11.1% | 3.8% | 5.8% | - | 94.8% |
| Alpha Research | May 20, 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
| Source | Date | GERB | BSP | DPS | Attack | Reformist Bloc | BBT | NFSB | ABV | Others | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediana | May 25, 2014 | 27.9% | 20.2% | 14.5% | - | 7.3% | 11.6% | - | - | - | 81.5% |
| Alpha Research | May 25, 2014 | 28.4% | 21.6% | 15.5% | - | 6.8% | 9.9% | - | - | - | 82.2% |
| Gallup International | May 25, 2014 | 28.6% | 19.8% | 14.9% | - | 6.4% | 11.1% | - | - | - | 80.8% |
Results
The Official national results as of 28 May 2014 with 100% of the ballots counted are as follows:
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| National party | European party | Leader(s) | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GERB | EPP | Boyko Borisov | 680,838 | 30.40 | +6.04 | 6 / 17 |
 1 | |||
| Coalition for Bulgaria (KB) | PES | Sergei Stanishev | 424,037 | 18.93 | +0.43 | 4 / 17 |
 0 | |||
| Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) | ALDE Party | Lyutvi Mestan | 386,725 | 17.27 | +3.13 | 4 / 17 |
1 | |||
| Bulgaria Without Censorship (BBT) | ECR | Nikolay Barekov | 238,629 | 10.66 | N/A | 2 / 17 |
N/A | |||
| Reformist Bloc (RB) | EPP | Radan Kanev | 144,532 | 6.45 | N/A | 1 / 17 |
N/A | |||
| Alternative for Bulgarian Revival (ABV) | Georgi Parvanov | 90,061 | 4.02 | N/A | 0 / 17 |
N/A | ||||
| National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria (NFSB) | Valeri Simeonov | 68,376 | 3.05 | N/A | 0 / 17 |
N/A | ||||
| Attack (PPA) | Volen Siderov | 66,210 | 2.96 | -9.00 | 0 / 17 |
 2 | ||||
| Others (parties and candidates that won less than 1% of the vote and no seats) | 140,022 | 6.26% | — | 0 / 17 |
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| Valid votes | 2,239,407 | 94.8% | ||||||||
| Blank and invalid votes | 122,536 | 5.2% | ||||||||
| Totals | 2,361,943 | 100.00 | — | 17 / 17 |
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| Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout | 6,533,828 | 36.15% | -1.34 | |||||||
| Source:Central Electoral Commission | ||||||||||
Elected MEPs
The 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 #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
According 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
- European Parliament election, 2007 (Bulgaria)
- European Parliament election, 2009 (Bulgaria)
- European Parliament election, 2014
- European Parliament elections, Bulgaria
References
- ↑ http://www.europarl.europa.eu/elections2014-results/en/country-results-bg-2014.html
- ↑ "2014 European elections: national rules" (PDF). InfoGraphic European Parliamentary Research Service. InfoGraphic European Parliamentary Research Service. 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). 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. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ↑ "MEPs Barekov, Dzhambazki to Join ECR Group in European Parliament". Novinite.com. Sofia News Agency. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- 1 2 "'Bulgaria without Censorship' Party Had Costliest Media Campaign". Novinite.com. Soifa News Agency. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
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