#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

➤ http://europeelects.eu/bulgaria

#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

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#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

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#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.

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#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)

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#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

#Kosovo, Presidential election (parliament vote-3rd round):

Vjosa Osmani (Guxo-*): 71
Nasuf Bejta (Guxo-*): 0
Abstain: 11

Note: Nasuf Bejta was a candidate so that the vote could procedurally take place. Guxo and LVV supported and voted for Osmani.

➤ http://europeelects.eu/kosovo

#Bulgaria: During today's national parliament election, Gallup International asked supporters of the 2020-2021 protest who they voted for in today's election.

Most named opposition parties, such as the centre-left BSP (S&D) with 22% and the centrist ITN (*) with 22%.

➤ http://europeelects.eu/bulgaria

#Bulgaria: Exit polls show that the centrist ITN (*) enters the national parliament with ~16% in today's election.

That would be the strongest performance of a new party in a national parliament election in the EU since Emmanuel Macron's LREM in 2017 in France.

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#Bulgaria: According to tonight's exit polls, the centre-right GERB-led list wins the most votes in today's national parliament election.

However, it is the smallest vote share a winner of the plurality ever received (since democratisation in 1990).

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#Bulgaria: Tonight's Alpha Research exit poll shows that Slavi Trifonov's centrist ITN (*) was especially successful among voters aged 18-30 years.

In this age group, the party (that was only founded in 2020) even received a plurality of votes.

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