Election Name: | 2009 European Parliament election in Bulgaria |
Country: | Bulgaria |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2007 European Parliament election in Bulgaria |
Previous Year: | 2007 |
Next Election: | 2014 European Parliament election in Bulgaria |
Next Year: | 2014 |
Seats For Election: | 18 seats to the European Parliament |
Election Date: | 7 June 2009 |
Turnout: | 37.5% |
Leader1: | Rumiana Jeleva |
Party1: | GERB |
Alliance1: | EPP |
Last Election1: | 5 seats, 21.68% |
Seats1: | 5 |
Popular Vote1: | 627,693 |
Percentage1: | 24.36% |
Swing1: | 2.68 |
Leader2: | Ivaylo Kalfin |
Party2: | Bulgarian Socialist Party |
Alliance2: | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
Last Election2: | 5 seats, 21.41% |
Seats2: | 4 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 476,618 |
Percentage2: | 18.50% |
Swing2: | 2.91 |
Leader3: | Filiz Hyusmenova |
Party3: | Movement for Rights and Freedoms |
Alliance3: | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Group |
Last Election3: | 4 seats, 20.26% |
Seats3: | 3 |
Seat Change3: | 1 |
Popular Vote3: | 364,197 |
Percentage3: | 14.14% |
Swing3: | 6.12 |
Leader4: | Dimitar Stoyanov |
Party4: | Attack (political party) |
Alliance4: | Non-Inscrits |
Last Election4: | 3 seats, 14.20% |
Seats4: | 2 |
Seat Change4: | 1 |
Popular Vote4: | 308,052 |
Percentage4: | 11.96% |
Swing4: | 2.24 |
Leader5: | Meglena Kuneva |
Party5: | National Movement for Stability and Progress |
Alliance5: | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Group |
Last Election5: | 1 seat, 6,27% |
Seats5: | 2 |
Seat Change5: | 1 |
Popular Vote5: | 205,146 |
Percentage5: | 7.96% |
Swing5: | 1.69 |
Leader6: | Nadezhda Mihaylova |
Party6: | Blue Coalition |
Alliance6: | EPP |
Last Election6: | 0 seats, 9,09% |
Seats6: | 2 |
Seat Change6: | 2 |
Popular Vote6: | 204,817 |
Percentage6: | 7.95% |
Swing6: | 1.14 |
The election of the delegation from Bulgaria to the European Parliament was held on Sunday, 7 June 2009. As a result of the Treaty of Nice – that became active in November 2004 – the number of Bulgarian delegates in the European Parliament decreased from 18 (in 2007) to 17 delegates. When the Treaty of Lisbon was ratified, the number of Bulgarian Delegates increased to 18 again, giving a second seat to the Blue Coalition.
This election is the first one, in which Bulgaria elects MEP for the full five-year term. Most political analysts viewed these elections as a rehearsal to the 2009 Bulgarian parliamentary election. It was speculated that if similar results were obtained on the latter elections, that the formation of government would be extremely difficult. This did not turn out to be the case.
Source | Date | GERB | BSP | DPS | Attack | Blue Coalition | Others |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alpha Research | March | 19.2% | 14.1% | 6.0% | 6.8% | 4.9% | – |
Alpha Research | April | 24% | 18% | 15% | 8% | 7% | – |
NCIOM | 19 May | 32.4% | 26.8% | 12.1% | 11% | 6.2% | 6.8% |
Skala | 28 May | 31.99% | 20.89% | 13.61% | 9.70% | 10.21% | 13.1% |
MBMD | 31 May | 30.00% | 25.00% | 19.00% | 8.10% | 6.07% | 7.1% |
Skala | 1 June | 30.30% | 21.42% | 15.03% | 9.77% | 8.94% | 14.54% |
Skala | 2 June | 31.15% | 20.87% | 15.18% | 9.46% | 8.80% | 14.54% |
Barometar Info | 3 June | 26.07% | 17.54% | 15.00% | 8.53% | 9.24% | 18.95% |
Skala | 4 June | 29.50% | 20.95% | 16.55% | 10.30% | 8.22% | 14.48% |
The following 18 MEP were elected:[1]
5 MEPs from GERB that joined the European People's Party group:
4 MEPs from the Coalition for Bulgaria that joined the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats:
3 MEPs from Movement for Rights and Freedoms that joined the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group:
2 MEPs from Attack that sat as Non-inscrits:
2 MEPs from National Movement for Stability and Progress that joined the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group:
1 MEP from Union of Democratic Forces that joined the European People's Party group:
1 MEP from Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria that joined the European People's Party group: