Rumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria wins election with 44.6% votes, preliminary results show

Rumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria coalition poised to win Sunday’s parliamentary elections with 44.6% of the vote, according to preliminary results released after 100% of protocols were processed by Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC).

“With 100% of protocols processed, Progressive Bulgaria has 44.6% support, followed by GERB-SDF with 13.4%,” the CEC announced.

According to the commission, GERB-SDS received 13.3% of the vote, while “We Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria” (PP-DB) secured 12.6%.

The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) obtained around 7.0%, followed by Vazrazhdane with 4.3%.

Other parties included MECh with 3.2%, Velichie with 3.1%, BSP-OL with 3.0%, and Siyanie with 2.9%.

APS received 1.6%, ITN 0.7%, and SB 0.6%, the preliminary results showed.

The data are based on 100% of protocols processed from section election commissions across the country, the CEC said.

Sunday’s vote marked Bulgaria’s eighth parliamentary election since 2021.

Under Bulgaria’s Electoral Code, the commission must announce final vote totals and seat distribution within four days of election day, while the names of elected members of parliament must be published within seven days.

Radev, a former Air Force commander who served as Bulgaria’s president from 2017 until his resignation in 2026, launched the Progressive Bulgaria coalition earlier this year after stepping down to run in the parliamentary elections.