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GERB–SDS
The GERB–SDS ( bg, ГЕРБ – СДС) is a Bulgarian two-party political coalition between GERB and the Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria), Union of Democratic Forces, headed by Boyko Borisov. History A coalition between the two parties was formed ahead of the 2019 European Parliament election in Bulgaria. On 28 March 2019, an agreement between the two parties was officially signed. In the election, the coalition won first place and received 6 European Parliament, EP seats: five went to GERB, one to SDS. Party cooperation continued ahead of the April 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election, April 2021 parliamentary election. The coalition has also signed the political partnership agreements with George's Day Movement, United Agrarians, the Movement for the Unity of the People and the Union of Repressed by Communism "Pamet" The coalition lists were registered in the electoral districts of the country on 1 March 2021. In the election, the coalition won 75 seats out of 240. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Bulgarian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 2 April 2023 to elect members of the National Assembly. These were initially scheduled to be held before November 2026; however, as no government was approved by the 48th Parliament, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev announced in January 2023 that he would call a snap election. The GERB—SDS placed first with 69 seats, closely followed by PP–DB which won 64. ITN also entered the parliament after having fallen out in the 2022 election. On 15 May, President Rumen Radev granted GERB—SDS a mandate to form a government, and the party nominated Bulgaria's European Commissioner, Mariya Gabriel, for prime minister. GERB—SDS sought to form a government with rival PP–DB to end the political deadlock that had resulted in numerous inconclusive elections. Although initially reluctant, with co-leader and former prime minister Kiril Petkov pledging to rule out working with GERB—SDS, the PP–DB later agreed to negotiate. However ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
July 2021 Bulgarian Parliamentary Election
Snap parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 11 July 2021 after no party was able or willing to form a government following the April 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election, April 2021 elections.Bulgaria faces fresh elections as Socialists refuse to form a government Reuters, 1 May 2021 The populist party There Is Such a People (ITN), led by musician and television host Slavi Trifonov, narrowly won the most seats over a coalition of the conservative GERB and Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria), Union of Democratic Forces parties. Four other parties (the leftist BSP for Bulgaria, the liberal alliance Democratic Bulgaria, the centrist Turkish minority party Movement for Rights and Freedoms, and the anti-corru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Bulgarian Parliamentary Election
Early parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 2 October 2022 to elect members of the 48th National Assembly. The snap election was called after the fall of the Petkov Government, a four-party coalition, in June 2022. This is the third parliamentary snap election since 2021, an unprecedented situation in Bulgarian history, the previous ones being the April, July, and November 2021 elections. Background The 2021 Bulgarian general election in November saw We Continue the Change (PP) achieve a surprise victory, receiving 25% of the vote. Led by Kiril Petkov, the PP formed a coalition government with BSP for Bulgaria (BSPzB), There Is Such a People (ITN) and Democratic Bulgaria (DB). This broke the deadlock that had arisen as a result of the previous two parliamentary elections, after which no party was able to form a government. On 8 June 2022, ITN withdrew from the government, citing disagreements over the state budget, fiscal policy and the lifting of Bulgaria's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
