The Progressive Bulgaria coalition, led by the previous President Rumen Radev, has won 43.46 percent of votes, making it the expected winner of Sunday's parliamentary election, according to early counting results released by the Central Election Commission.
Bulgarians went to the polls on Sunday to vote in the country's early parliamentary election, the eighth vote for the legislature in five years.
Nearly 6.6 million voters were eligible to elect 240 lawmakers among more than 4,700 candidates from 14 political parties and 10 coalitions, as well as one independent candidate, said the election commission.
The final results should be announced no later than April 23.
The elections became inevitable after Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov's coalition government resigned in December 2025 amid large-scale protests over the ruling majority's economic policy, and parliamentary parties subsequently failed to elect a new government.
Zhelyazkov's government took power on Jan. 16 last year after snap elections in October 2024.
The National Assembly is Bulgaria's legislative body. It also elects the government by a simple majority and has a four-year term, except in certain circumstances, such as when it cannot elect a government.
Ex-president-led Progressive Bulgaria coalition expected to win Bulgaria's parliamentary election
Ex-president-led Progressive Bulgaria coalition expected to win Bulgaria's parliamentary election
