Bulgaria (European Parliament constituency)
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In European elections
, Bulgaria is a constituency of the
European Parliament
, currently represented by eighteen MEPs. It covers the member state of the Bulgaria
.
was Bulgaria's first since joining the European Union
on 2007-01-01 and was held on 2007-05-20.
The top two parties scored 5 seats each; Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria
and European Socialists Platform
, followed by the Movement for Rights and Freedoms
with four, Ataka
with three, and National Movement Simeon II
(NDSV) with one. 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.
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European Parliament
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, currently represented by eighteen MEPs. It covers the member state of the Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
.
Current MEPs
As of October 2007| Name | National Party | EP group |
|---|---|---|
| Mariela Velichkova Baeva | Movement for Rights and Freedoms Movement for Rights and Freedoms The Movement for Rights and Freedoms is an ethnic Turkish party in Bulgaria. The MRF is a member of the Liberal International and considers itself a liberal party, rather like the Swedish People's Party - party of the Swedish-speaking minority of Finland... |
ALDE Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe is a transnational alliance between two European political parties: the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party and the European Democratic Party. It has political groups in the European Parliament, the EU Committee of the Regions, the... |
| Slavi Binev | National Union Attack National Union Attack The National Union Attack is a nationalist political party in Bulgaria. At the last legislative elections, 5 July 2009, it won 9.4% of the popular vote and 21 out of 240 seats... |
ITS Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty thumb|right|Group logoIdentity, Tradition, Sovereignty was a political group in the European Parliament composed of 23 members from European parties variously described as right-wing and nationalist... |
| Desislav Chukolov Desislav Chukolov Desislav Slavov Chukolov born on December 22, 1974 in Ruse, Bulgaria.Desislav Chukolov was elected member of the European Parliament from Bulgaria on May 20, 2007. He was a member of the Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty political group until the group ceased to exist on November 14, 2007. He is... |
National Union Attack | ITS |
| Filiz Hakaeva Hyusmenova | Movement for Rights and Freedoms | ALDE |
| Iliana Malinova Iotova | European Socialists Platform Bulgarian Socialist Party The Bulgarian Socialist Party is social-democratic political party in Bulgaria and successor to the Bulgarian Communist Party. The BSP is a member of the Party of European Socialists and Socialist International, and is currently led by Sergei Stanishev.... |
PES Party of European Socialists The Party of European Socialists is a European political party led by Sergei Stanishev, former Prime Minister of Bulgaria. The PES comprises social-democratic national-level political parties primarily from Member state of the European Union, as well as other nations of the European continent. The... |
| Rumiana Jeleva Rumiana Jeleva Rumiana Ruseva Jeleva was Bulgaria's minister of foreign affairs , the third woman to hold this office after Irina Bokova and Nadezhda Mihailova. Jeleva was a key figure in the "Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria" political party which won the 2009 parliamentary elections... |
Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria , abbreviated GERB , is a Bulgarian centre-right political party established on March 13 2006. It has been Bulgaria's ruling party since 2009.... |
EPP–ED European People's Party–European Democrats The Group of the European People's Party , abbreviated to EPP Group, is a centre-right political group of the European Parliament... |
| Metin Kazak Metin Kazak Metin Kazak is a Bulgarian politician and Member of European Parliament. He is a member of Movement for Rights and Freedoms. He was first elected to the European Parliament in 2007, and re-elected in 2009.-External links:*... |
Movement for Rights and Freedoms | ALDE |
| Evgeni Kirilov Evgeni Kirilov Evgeni Zahariev Kirilov is a Bulgarian politician and Member of the European Parliament... |
European Socialists Platform | PES |
| Marusya Ivanova Lyubcheva Marusya Ivanova Lyubcheva Prof. Marusya Ivanova Luybcheva is a Bulgarian politician and a Member of the European Parliament of the Coalition for Bulgaria, part of the Party of European Socialists... |
European Socialists Platform | PES |
| Nickolay Mladenov | Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria | EPP–ED |
| Vladko Todorov Panayotov | Movement for Rights and Freedoms | ALDE |
| Antanas Paparizov | European Socialists Platform | PES |
| Bilyana Ilieva Raeva | National Movement for Stability and Progress | ALDE |
| Petya Stavreva | Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria | EPP–ED |
| Dimitar Stoyanov Dimitar Stoyanov (politician) Dimitar Kinov Stoyanov is a Bulgarian and EU politician.While still a student of Law at Sofia University, Dimitar Stoyanov joined the National Union Attack party headed by Volen Siderov. Stoyanov was elected in 2005 as the youngest member of the National Assembly of Bulgaria on the list of the... |
National Union Attack | ITS |
| Vladimir Urutchev | Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria | EPP–ED |
| Kristian Vigenin Kristian Vigenin Kristian Vigenin is a Bulgarian politician and Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the Coalition for Bulgaria, part of the Party of European Socialists, and became an MEP on 1 January 2007 with the accession of Bulgaria to the European Union.... |
European Socialists Platform | PES |
| Dushana Zdravkova | Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria | EPP–ED |
2007
The 2007 European electionEuropean Parliament election, 2007
Two member states of the European Union held elections to the European Parliament in 2007. For details, see*European Parliament election, 2007 *European Parliament election, 2007...
was Bulgaria's first since joining the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
on 2007-01-01 and was held on 2007-05-20.
The top two parties scored 5 seats each; Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria
Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria
Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria , abbreviated GERB , is a Bulgarian centre-right political party established on March 13 2006. It has been Bulgaria's ruling party since 2009....
and European Socialists Platform
Bulgarian Socialist Party
The Bulgarian Socialist Party is social-democratic political party in Bulgaria and successor to the Bulgarian Communist Party. The BSP is a member of the Party of European Socialists and Socialist International, and is currently led by Sergei Stanishev....
, followed by the Movement for Rights and Freedoms
Movement for Rights and Freedoms
The Movement for Rights and Freedoms is an ethnic Turkish party in Bulgaria. The MRF is a member of the Liberal International and considers itself a liberal party, rather like the Swedish People's Party - party of the Swedish-speaking minority of Finland...
with four, Ataka
National Union Attack
The National Union Attack is a nationalist political party in Bulgaria. At the last legislative elections, 5 July 2009, it won 9.4% of the popular vote and 21 out of 240 seats...
with three, and National Movement Simeon II
National Movement Simeon II
The National Movement for Stability and Progress or Nacionalno dviženie za stabilnost i văzhod), until 3 June 2007 known as the National Movement Simeon II , is a liberal political party in Bulgaria, the vehicle of Simeon Borisov Sakskoburggotski, the deposed Tsar of Bulgaria and former Prime...
(NDSV) with one. 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.
2009
| Party | Affiliation | Votes | % | Change | Seats | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria , abbreviated GERB , is a Bulgarian centre-right political party established on March 13 2006. It has been Bulgaria's ruling party since 2009.... |
EPP European People's Party The European People's Party is a pro-European centre-right European political party. The EPP was founded in 1976 by Christian democratic parties, but later it increased its membership to include conservative parties and parties of other centre-right perspectives.The EPP is the most influential of... |
627,693 | 24.36 | +2.68 | 5 | 0 | |
| Coalition for Bulgaria Coalition for Bulgaria The Coalition for Bulgaria is a centre-left electoral alliance in Bulgaria, led by the Bulgarian Socialist Party.-Members of the coalition:2001 / 2005 *Bulgarian Socialist Party .... |
PES Party of European Socialists The Party of European Socialists is a European political party led by Sergei Stanishev, former Prime Minister of Bulgaria. The PES comprises social-democratic national-level political parties primarily from Member state of the European Union, as well as other nations of the European continent. The... |
476,618 | 18.50 | −2.91 | 4 | –1 | |
| Movement for Rights and Freedoms Movement for Rights and Freedoms The Movement for Rights and Freedoms is an ethnic Turkish party in Bulgaria. The MRF is a member of the Liberal International and considers itself a liberal party, rather like the Swedish People's Party - party of the Swedish-speaking minority of Finland... |
ELDR European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party is a European political party mainly active in the European Union, composed of 56 national-level liberal and liberal-democratic parties from across Europe... |
364,197 | 14.14 | −6.12 | 3 | −1 | |
| National Union Attack National Union Attack The National Union Attack is a nationalist political party in Bulgaria. At the last legislative elections, 5 July 2009, it won 9.4% of the popular vote and 21 out of 240 seats... |
None | 308,052 | 11.96 | −2.24 | 2 | −1 | |
| National Movement for Stability and Progress | ELDR European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party is a European political party mainly active in the European Union, composed of 56 national-level liberal and liberal-democratic parties from across Europe... |
205,146 | 7.96 | +1.89 | 2 | +1 | |
| Blue Coalition Blue Coalition The Blue Coalition is a political coalition in Bulgaria, founded in early 2009 by center-right parties, most importantly Union of the Democratic Forces and Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria... |
EPP European People's Party The European People's Party is a pro-European centre-right European political party. The EPP was founded in 1976 by Christian democratic parties, but later it increased its membership to include conservative parties and parties of other centre-right perspectives.The EPP is the most influential of... |
204,817 | 7.95 | −1.14 | 1 | +1 | |
| Lider Lider (Bulgaria) LIDER is a Bulgarian right-wing political party registered in 2007. Its leader is Kancho Filipov.-Participation in elections:... |
None | 146,984 | 5.70 | +5.70 | 0 | 0 | |
| Order, Law and Justice | None | 120,280 | 4.67 | +4.20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Others | 122,647 | 4.76 | — | 0 | — | ||
| Total-Valid | 2,576,434 | 100 | — | 17 | −1 | ||
| Invalid | 25,245 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Total Turnout 37.49% (+8.89%) | 2,601,677 | — | — | — | — | ||
External links
- European Election News by European Election Law Association (Eurela)
- List of MEPs europarl.europa.eu