#Bulgaria, parliamentary election today:

➤ Eligible voters: ~6,732,000
➤ Polling stations open: 6:00 CEST - 19:00 CEST
➤ Incumbent government: center-right GERB (EPP), national-conservative VMRO (ECR) and right-wing NFSB (*).
➤ 30 parties and party alliances running

#Bulgaria, national parliamentary election today:

Voting stations abroad: 465

Germany: 61
Spain: 53
US: 35
UK: 35
Turkey: 35
Italy: 24
Greece: 20
France: 18
...

#Bulgaria, national parliamentary election today:

Turnout Update

2013: 27.5% (1:30 PM local time)
2014: 23.2% (1:00 PM local time)
2017: 25.8% (1:00 PM local time)
2021: 18.1% (noon local time)

Note: No noon local time turnout update available for 2013-2017

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#Bulgaria, national parliament election today:

Europe Elects polling average

GERB-EPP: 27.9% (-4.8)
BSP-S&D: 22.5% (-4.7)
ITN-*: 13.6% (new)
DPS-RE: 11.7% (+2.7)
DB-EPP|G/EFA: 5.7% (+0.3)
...

+/- vs. 2017 election result

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#Germany, Kantar poll:

CDU/CSU-EPP: 26% (+1)
GRÜNE-G/EFA: 23%
SPD-S&D: 16% (-1)
AfD-ID: 10%
FDP-RE: 9% (-1)
LINKE-LEFT: 9%

+/- vs. 18-24 March 2021

Fieldwork: 25-31 March 2021
Sample size: 1,429

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#Bulgaria, national parliamentary election today:

Alpha Research 15:30 CEST turnout projection

2017: 41.3%
2021: 37.8%

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#Bulgaria, national parliamentary election today:

Turnout at 4 PM CEST

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2013: 41.3% (4:30 PM CEST)
2014: 39.2%
2017: 42.7%
2021: 38.2% (Gallup International)

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#Bulgaria, national parliamentary election today:

Turnout at 4 PM CEST (5 PM local time)

...
2013: 41.3% (4:30 PM CEST)
2014: 39.2%
2017: 42.7%
2021: 40.0%

Source: Central Electoral Commission

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#Bulgaria, national parliament election today:

New centrist political forces are expected to enter the parliament today: ITN (*) and the shared electoral list "Stand up! Mafia out!" (ISMV-EPP|G/EFA).

Learn more: https://europeelects.eu/2021/04/04/bulgarian-parliamentary-election-who-is-who/

#Bulgaria: The new party ITN (*) is expected to enter the national parliament for the first time in today's election.

Coming even third in some polls, the party is centred around folk singer Slavi Trifonov.

Watch our video about ITN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK3rVb_yIao

#Turkey, Avrasya/AKAM poll:

AKP~NI: 33% (-1)
CHP-S&D: 27% (+1)
İYİ~RE: 14%
HDP-S&D: 10%
MHP~NI: 7%
GP-*: 3%
DEVA-*: 3% (+1)
SP-*: 1%
DP-*: 1%

+/- vs. 7-12 March

Fieldwork: 26-31 March
Sample size: 2,460

➤ http://europeelects.eu/turkey/

#Bulgaria, Gallup International 7 PM CEST exit poll:

GERB/SDS-EPP: 25.0%
ITN-*: 17.1%
BSPzB-S&D: 16.7%
DB-G/EFA|EPP: 10.5%
DPS-RE: 10.2%
ISMV-G/EFA|EPP: 5.0%
VMRO-ECR: 4.7%
V-*: 2.2%
Volya/NFSB-ID: 2.1%
Ataka~NI: 1.0%
…

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#Bulgaria, Alpha Research PM CEST exit poll:

GERB/SDS-EPP: 25.7%
BSPzB-S&D: 17.6%
ITN-*: 15.2%
DPS-RE: 11.0%
DB-G/EFA|EPP: 10.4%
ISMV-G/EFA|EPP: 4.2%
VMRO-ECR: 4.0%
Volya/NFSB-ID: 2.9%
...

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#Bulgaria: Today’s Gallup International 7 PM CEST exit poll shows that the centrist ITN (*) enters the national parliament for the 1st time, coming second.

ITN is centred around singer Slavi Trifonov and was founded in 2020.

➤ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK3rVb_yIao

#Bulgaria: Today’s Alpha Research 7 PM CEST exit poll shows that the multiparty, centrist alliance ISMV (EPP|Greens/EFA) stands at 4.2%.

The alliance needs at least 4% to enter the national parliament.

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#Bulgaria, national parliament election today:

National-conservative VRMO in exit polls

Alpha Research: 4.0%
Gallup International: 4.7%

Threshold to enter parliament: 4%

Note: VRMO is a government coalition partner.

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#Bulgaria, Alpha Research PM CEST exit poll (seat projection):

Majority: 121

GERB/SDS-EPP: 70
BSPzB-S&D: 48
ITN-*: 41
DPS-RE: 30
DB-G/EFA|EPP: 28
ISMV-G/EFA|EPP: 12
VMRO-ECR: 11

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#Bulgaria, Gallup International 7 PM CEST exit poll (seat projection):

Majority: 121

GERB/SDS-EPP: 67
ITN-*: 46
BSPzB-S&D: 45
DB-G/EFA|EPP: 28
DPS-RE: 27
ISMV-G/EFA|EPP: 14
VMRO-ECR: 13

➤ http://europeelects.eu/bulgaria

#Bulgaria: All available exit polls show that the right-wing Volya (ID) and the right-wing NFSB (*) lose representation in the national parliament in today's election.

The parties campaigned on a shared list and supported the incumbent Borissov government.

➤ http://europeelects.eu/bulgaria

#Bulgaria: the far-right Ataka (~NI) party suffers its worst electoral defeat since its creation in 2005.

National parliament elections

2005: 8.1%
2009: 9.4%
2013: 7.3%
2014: 4.5%
2017: 9.1% (shared list with VMRO-ECR & NFSB-*)
2021: 0.7% (Alpha Research exit poll)

➤ http://europeelects.eu/bulgaria

#Kosovo, Presidential election (parliament vote):

Vjosa Osmani (Guxo-*) is elected President of Kosovo with the support of LVV (~S&D) and non-Serb minority parties. She received 71/120 votes in the third round.

Note: Kosovar independence is recognised by 98/193 UN Member States.

➤ http://europeelects.eu/kosovo