2013 Bulgarian parliamentary election

2013 Bulgarian parliamentary election

12 May 2013 (2013-05-12)

All 240 seats in the National Assembly
121 seats needed for a majority
Turnout52.47%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
GERB Boyko Borisov 30.55 97 −19
KzB Sergei Stanishev 26.62 84 +44
DPS Lyutvi Mestan 11.31 36 −2
Ataka Volen Siderov 7.30 23 +2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Marin Raykov
Independent
(Raykov Government)
Plamen Oresharski
BSP
(Oresharski Government)

Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 12 May 2013, two months ahead of schedule. Protests had forced the resignation of the GERB government in February, leading to the election being moved up.

The elections resulted in a minority parliament, with no party winning a majority of seats. Furthermore, voter turnout was at its lowest since the end of the Communist era. GERB's leader, Boyko Borisov, called for the election results to be annulled, claiming that there had been "illegal campaigning" on the day before the election.