2007 European Parliament election in Bulgaria

2007 European Parliament election in Bulgaria
Bulgaria
20 May 2007 2009 →

All 18 Bulgarian seats in the European Parliament
Turnout29.22%
Party Leader Vote % Seats
GERB Dushana Zdravkova 21.68 5
KzB Kristian Vigenin 21.41 5
DPS Filiz Husmenova 20.26 4
Ataka Dimitar Stoyanov 14.20 3
NDSV Bilyana Raeva 6.27 1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

European Parliament elections were held in Bulgaria on 20 May 2007. It was the country's first European election, having joined the Union on 1 January of that year. The country still had 18 MEPs, no change from before the election. Until Bulgaria could hold these elections, the country was represented by MEPs appointed by the National Assembly.

The top two parties – GERB and Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) – won 5 seats each, followed by the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) with four, Ataka with three, and National Movement Simeon II (NDSV) with one. Voter turnout was 28.6%.

It was considered likely that the result of the election would cause a major political crisis in Bulgaria, due to the expected weak results of the National Movement.[1]

Controversially, the eligible voters were limited to citizens of Bulgaria and the EU with their permanent and current address within the Union and a minimum of 60 days of the last three months before the elections spent within its borders. Because of this requirement, 232,800 people were rendered ineligible to vote, 185,000 of whom were Turkish Bulgarians resident in Turkey.[2]

  1. ^ "Bulgarien: EU-Wahl wird Zerreißprobe für Sofia «". Diepresse.com. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  2. ^ "185 000 изселници в Турция извън избирателните списъци за евровота". mediapool.bg. Retrieved 2 April 2010.