Bulgarian parliamentary election, 1994
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Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria
on 18 December 1994. The result was a victory for the Bulgarian Socialist Party
, which won 125 of the 240 seats. Voter turnout was 75.3%. Following the election, Socialist Party leader Zhan Videnov
became Prime Minister.
¹ The People's Union was an alliance between the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union
and the Democratic Party
.
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...
on 18 December 1994. The result was a victory for the Bulgarian Socialist Party
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....
, which won 125 of the 240 seats. Voter turnout was 75.3%. Following the election, Socialist Party leader Zhan Videnov
Zhan Videnov
Zhan Vasilev Videnov was prime minister of Bulgaria from 25 January 1995 until 13 February 1997, a term remembered for the most severe economic and financial crisis in recent Bulgarian history. He was chairman of the Bulgarian Socialist Party from 1991 to 1996.-Education:Zhan Videnov graduated...
became Prime Minister.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgarian Socialist Party 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.... |
2,258,212 | 43.4 | 125 | |
| Union of Democratic Forces Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria) The Union of Democratic Forces is a political party in Bulgaria, founded in 1989 as a union of several political organizations in opposition to the communist government. In February 1997 the Union was transformed into a single unified party with the same name... |
1,254,465 | 24.1 | 69 | −41 |
| 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... |
282,711 | 5.4 | 15 | −9 |
| People's Union¹ | 338,427 | 6.5 | 18 | |
| Bulgarian Business Bloc | 245,951 | 4.7 | 13 | |
| Democratic Alternative for the Republic | 196,995 | 3.8 | 0 | New |
| 38 other parties | 625,333 | 12.0 | 0 | – |
| Invalid/blank votes | 62,354 | – | – | – |
| Total | 5,264,448 | 100 | 240 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||
¹ The People's Union was an alliance between the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union
Bulgarian Agrarian National Union
Bulgarian Agrarian National Union also tiranslated to English as Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union is a political party devoted to representing the causes of the Bulgarian peasantry. It was most powerful between 1900 and 1923. In practice, it was an agrarian movement...
and the Democratic Party
Democratic Party (Bulgaria)
The Democratic Party is a center-right party in Bulgaria led by Alexander Pramatarski. It is part of the United Democratic Forces. The United Democratic Forces won in the 2001 elections 18.2 % of the popular vote and 51 out of 240 seats...
.