2001 Bulgarian parliamentary election

None April 2023 April 2023 Bulgaria 1997 2005 17 June 2001 All 240 seats in the 39th National Assembly 121 66.63% National Movement for Stability and Progress Simeon Sakskoburggotski 42.74 new 120 United Democratic Forces Ivan Kostov 18.18 137 51 Coalition for Bulgaria Georgi Parvanov 17.15 58 48 Movement for Rights and Freedoms Ahmed Dogan 7.45 19 21 2001 Bulgarian parliamentary election.png Results by constituency Prime Minister Ivan Kostov United Democratic Forces Simeon Sakskoburggotski National Movement for Stability and Progress Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 17 June 2001.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p.369 978-3-8329-5609-7 The result was a victory for the new National Movement – Simeon II, which won 120 of the 240 seats. Following the elections, Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the country's last Tsar, who was deposed by the Bulgarian Communist Party in 1946, became prime minister in a coalition with the Movement for Rights and Freedoms.http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2045_01.htm Bulgaria: Elections held in 2001 Inter-Parliamentary Union Background The elections came four years after the last parliamentary elections in 1997, marking the first occasion since the fall of communism that a full term had been completed. A total of 65 parties registered for the elections, together with eleven independents. National Movement – Simeon II was originally prevented from registering by Sofia City Court as it failed to meet the Central Election Committee's requirements. However, after forming an alliance with the Bulgarian Women's Party and the Movement for National Revival, the party was allowed to register. Results #F8F9FA BSP for Bulgaria 48 Movement for Rights and Freedoms 21 National Movement for Stability and Progress 120 United Democratic Forces 51 National Movement Simeon II 1952513 120 New United Democratic Forces 830338 51 −86 Coalition for Bulgaria 783372 48 −10 Movement for Rights and Freedoms 340395 21 +2 VMRO–George's Day Movement 165927 0 New Simeon II Coalition 157141 0 New National Union for Tsar Simeon II 77671 0 New Bulgarian Social Democracy 44637 0 0 Union Bulgaria 33637 0 New Coalition "National Union Tzar Kiro" 27636 0 New NU Fatherland and Left 21851 0 New George Ganchev's Bloc 17272 0 New UAF United Agrarian Forces–BZNS–BZNS(NP) 15504 0 0 Bulgarian Workers' Party 12579 0 New Democratic Party of Justice 10822 0 0 Bulgarian Socialist Workers' Party 10797 0 0 Bulgarian Communist Party "Fatherland" 9373 0 New Patriotism 2000 6077 0 New Union of Patriotic Forces and Militaries of the Reserve Defense 5227 0 New Bulgarian Democratic Party for United States of Europe and the World 4804 0 0 MDRUSWC Movement for Defense of Retired, Unemployed and Socially Weak Citizens–FPFB Front of the Progressive Forces in Bulgaria 4740 0 New #F8F9FA Bulgarian National Party "Social Union" 4439 0 New Alternative Social-Liberal Party 4267 0 New Free Cooperative Party 3935 0 0 Bulgarian National-Radical Party 3018 0 0 Social Liberal Movement "Justice" 2715 0 New National Movement for New Era 2462 0 New Patriotic Party of Labour 1601 0 New Alliance for Preservation of the Wealth of Bulgaria 1414 0 New Party of the Workers' and Social Democratic Intelligentsia 1033 0 New Bulgarian Fatherland Party "National Union" 623 0 New National Party of Labour, Private Owners, Producers and Creators 524 0 New Bulgarian National Front 202 0 New Bulgarian Business Bloc 162 0 −12 Party of the Middle Class 79 0 New Union of the Nation – Movement of the Deprived 39 0 New Independents 9365 0 0 39944 0 6916151 Nohlen & Stöver, University of Essex Aftermath Following the elections, Simeon Sakskoburggotski became prime minister and formed the Sakskoburggotski Government. A study in the context of the election investigated which societal groups contribute to electoral volatility on the individual level. The findings described that voters belonging to the Turkish minority contribute to party system stability because they were less likely to switch their vote than their Bulgarian or Roma peers. The authors argue that "ethnic socialization provides information shortcuts for vote choice in low-information environments of new democracies." The case is considered evidence that ethnic minorities with relevant ethnic-linguistic parties in new democracies contribute to party system stability.Birnir Jóhanna Kristín Divergence in Diversity? The Dissimilar Effects of Cleavages on Electoral Politics in New Democracies American Journal of Political Science 2007 47 2 602–619 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2007.00270.x 4620087 https://www.jstor.org/stable/4620087 27 January 2023 subscription References Bulgaria Parliamentary Category:Parliamentary elections in Bulgaria Bulgaria