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SOFIA – The Central Election Commission (CEC) adopted a decision regarding the announcement of the elected members of the European Parliament (EP) from Bulgaria.
According to the decision, they are Andrey Kovatchev, Andrey Novakov, Emil Radev, Eva Maydel and Iliya Lazarov from GERB-SDS, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Taner Kabilov and Elena Yoncheva from DPS, Nikola Minchev, Radan Kanev and Hristo Petrov from “We Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria” (PP-DB), Petar Volgin, Stanislav Stoyanov and Rada Laykova from “Vazrazhdane”, Kristian Vigenin and Tsvetelina Penkova from “BSP for Bulgaria”, as well as Ivaylo Valchev from the list of “There Is Such a People” (ITN).
The chairman of DPS Djevdet Chakurov, Iskra Mihaylova-Koparova from DPS and Rosen Zhelyazkov from GERB-SDS refused a seat in the European Parliament. Djevdet Chakurov was the leader of the DPS list in the elections for representatives of Bulgaria in the EP, and the current MEP and deputy chairman of the “Renew Europe” group in the EP Iskra Mihaylova was third. The former chairman of the National Assembly (NS) Rosen Zhelyazkov was the leader of the GERB-SDS’s EP list.
On June 11, the CEC published results with 100% processed sectional protocols from the European Parliament elections on June 9. Bulgarian citizens elected 240 representatives in the 50th NS, as well as 17 representatives in the EP. This is the fifth parliamentary early vote in the country in three years, which coincided with the fourth EP vote since Bulgaria joined the EU. In the country’s history, the two types of elections were held simultaneously for the first time.
GERB-SDS from the political family of the European People’s Party (EPP) will have the most representatives in the EP – five, DPS will have three (member of ALDE and part of “Renew Europe” group), PP-DB, “Vazrazhdane”, “BSP for Bulgaria” (member of the “Party of European Socialists” and part of the “Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats” group in the European Parliament) – two mandates, ITN will have one place in the EP. One of the parties in the PP-DB coalition – “Democrats for Strong Bulgaria”, is a member of the EPP, and another – “Yes, Bulgaria”, will apply to join the same European political family. PP is not yet a member of any political group. “Vazrazhdane” also did not have representatives in the European Parliament until now and does not belong to a European political family, but they have an invitation from “Identity and Democracy”.
The Bulgarian MEPs so far were seven in the EPP, in the group of Socialists and Democrats – four, in “Renew Europe” – three, in “European Conservatives and Reformists”– two and one independent. (June 13)