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2009 European Parliament election in Bulgaria
European Parliament election
European Parliament election
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 2009 European Parliament election in Bulgaria | |
| country | Bulgaria | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 2007 European Parliament election in Bulgaria | |
| previous_year | 2007 | |
| next_election | 2014 European Parliament election in Bulgaria | |
| next_year | 2014 | |
| seats_for_election | 18 seats to the European Parliament | |
| election_date | 7 June 2009 | |
| turnout | 37.5% | |
| <!--GERB--> | image1 | |
| leader1 | **Rumiana Jeleva** | |
| color1 | ||
| party1 | **GERB** | |
| alliance1 | **EPP** | |
| last_election1 | 5 seats, 21.68% | |
| seats1 | **5** | |
| seat_change1 | ||
| popular_vote1 | **627,693** | |
| percentage1 | **24.36%** | |
| swing1 | 2.68 | |
| image2 | ||
| leader2 | Ivaylo Kalfin | |
| party2 | Bulgarian Socialist Party | |
| alliance2 | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats | |
| last_election2 | 5 seats, 21.41% | |
| seats2 | 4 | |
| seat_change2 | 1 | |
| popular_vote2 | 476,618 | |
| percentage2 | 18.50% | |
| swing2 | 2.91 | |
| image3 | ||
| leader3 | Filiz Hyusmenova | |
| party3 | Movement for Rights and Freedoms | |
| alliance3 | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Group | |
| last_election3 | 4 seats, 20.26% | |
| seats3 | 3 | |
| seat_change3 | 1 | |
| popular_vote3 | 364,197 | |
| percentage3 | 14.14% | |
| swing3 | 6.12 | |
| image4 | ||
| leader4 | Dimitar Stoyanov | |
| party4 | Attack (political party) | |
| alliance4 | Non-Inscrits | |
| last_election4 | 3 seats, 14.20% | |
| seats4 | 2 | |
| seat_change4 | 1 | |
| popular_vote4 | 308,052 | |
| percentage4 | 11.96% | |
| swing4 | 2.24 | |
| image5 | ||
| leader5 | Meglena Kuneva | |
| party5 | National Movement for Stability and Progress | |
| alliance5 | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Group | |
| last_election5 | 1 seat, 6,27% | |
| seats5 | 2 | |
| seat_change5 | 1 | |
| popular_vote5 | 205,146 | |
| percentage5 | 7.96% | |
| swing5 | 1.69 | |
| image6 | ||
| leader6 | Nadezhda Mihaylova | |
| party6 | Blue Coalition | |
| alliance6 | EPP | |
| last_election6 | 0 seats, 9,09% | |
| seats6 | 2 | |
| seat_change6 | 2 | |
| popular_vote6 | 204,817 | |
| percentage6 | 7.95% | |
| swing6 | 1.14 |
The election of the delegation from Bulgaria to the European Parliament was held on Sunday, 7 June 2009. As a result of the Treaty of Nice – that became active in November 2004 – the number of Bulgarian delegates in the European Parliament decreased from 18 (in 2007) to 17 delegates. When the Treaty of Lisbon was ratified, the number of Bulgarian Delegates increased to 18 again, giving a second seat to the Blue Coalition.
Background
This election is the first one, in which Bulgaria elects MEP for the full five-year term. Most political analysts viewed these elections as a rehearsal to the 2009 Bulgarian parliamentary election. It was speculated that if similar results were obtained on the latter elections, that the formation of government would be extremely difficult. This did not turn out to be the case.
Opinion polls
| Source | Date | GERB | BSP | DPS | Attack | Blue Coalition | Others | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Alpha Research](http://www.aresearch.org/recent/1699.html) | March | 19.2% | 14.1% | 6.0% | 6.8% | 4.9% | – | ||
| [Alpha Research](http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=103382) | April | 24% | 18% | 15% | 8% | 7% | – | ||
| date=April 2019 | bot=InternetArchiveBot | fix-attempted=yes }} | 19 May | 32.4% | 26.8% | 12.1% | 11% | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| [Skala](http://www.vesti.bg/?tid=40&oid=2186174) | 28 May | 31.99% | 20.89% | 13.61% | 9.70% | 10.21% | 13.1% | ||
| [MBMD](https://web.archive.org/web/20111007145208/http://www.kafene.net/news.html?fb_990998_anch=6904511) | 31 May | 30.00% | 25.00% | 19.00% | 8.10% | 6.07% | 7.1% | ||
| [Skala](https://web.archive.org/web/20090611150412/http://dnes.dir.bg/2009/06/02/news4546268.html) | 1 June | 30.30% | 21.42% | 15.03% | 9.77% | 8.94% | 14.54% | ||
| [Skala](http://frognews.bg/news_12522/%D0%93%D0%95%D0%A0%D0%91_%E2%80%93_31_15procenta_%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F_%D0%97%D0%B0_%D0%91%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F_-_20_87procenta_%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4/) | 2 June | 31.15% | 20.87% | 15.18% | 9.46% | 8.80% | 14.54% | ||
| [Barometar Info](http://news.ibox.bg/news/id_2088003356) | 3 June | 26.07% | 17.54% | 15.00% | 8.53% | 9.24% | 18.95% | ||
| [Skala](https://web.archive.org/web/20090608121524/http://news.v2.bgnes.com/view/742417) | 4 June | 29.50% | 20.95% | 16.55% | 10.30% | 8.22% | 14.48% |
Results
Elected MEPs
The following 18 MEP were elected:
5 MEPs from GERB that joined the European People's Party group:
- Rumiana Jeleva
- Vladimir Urutchev
- Iliana Ivanova
- Emil Stoyanov
- Maria Nedeltcheva
4 MEPs from the Coalition for Bulgaria that joined the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats:
- Ivaylo Kalfin
- Iliana Yotova
- Kristian Vigenin
- Evgeni Kirilov
3 MEPs from Movement for Rights and Freedoms that joined the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group:
- Filiz Husmenova
- Vladko Panayotov
- Metin Kazak
2 MEPs from Attack that sat as Non-inscrits:
- Dimitar Stoyanov
- Slavcho Binev
2 MEPs from National Movement for Stability and Progress that joined the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group:
- Meglena Kuneva
- Antonia Parvanova
1 MEP from Union of Democratic Forces that joined the European People's Party group:
- Nadezhda Mihaylova
1 MEP from Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria that joined the European People's Party group:
- Svetoslav Malinov
References
Notes
References
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