The “Progressive Bulgaria” coalition, created by the country’s former president Rumen Radev, could get 39.6% of the votes in the early parliamentary elections, according to data from the sociological agency “Trend” at 20:00, citing a “Blitz” publication on April 19.
According to these data, five more parties could enter Parliament:
- Citizens’ Bloc for European Development in Bulgaria (GERB) and Union of Democratic Forces (SDS), which can obtain 15.1% of the votes,
- “Continue Changes” Party (13.5%)
- “Movement for Rights and Freedoms” (8.1%)
- “Al-Nahda” (5.1%)
- Bulgarian Socialist Party (4.1%).
Similar results Gives Sociological Agency “MIRA”: “Progressive Bulgaria” – 38.7%, “GERB-SDS” Party – 14.7%, “Continuing Change” – 13.3%, “Movement for Rights and Freedoms” – 9.1%, “Renaissance” – 5.3%, Bulgarian Socialist Party – 4%.
Rumen Radev served as President of Bulgaria from 2016 until January 2026. He promised to fight corruption and establish a dialogue with Russia. Radev opposed Bulgaria’s entry into the eurozone and increased military aid to Ukraine.
“The Bulgarian people do not view Russia as an enemy, regardless of the propaganda carried out by the fraudsters on the screen,” Radev said. He writes BBC.
These are the eighth parliamentary elections in Bulgaria in five years.