Bulgaria is a

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for

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covering the member state of

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

. It is currently represented by seventeen

Members of the European Parliament A member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Comm ...

Current Members of the European Parliament

Elections

2007

The 2007 European election was Bulgaria's first election since joining the

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on 1 January 2007 and was held on 20 May 2007. The top two parties scored 5 seats each; Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria and Bulgarian Socialist Party, followed by the Movement for Rights and Freedoms with four, Ataka with three, and

National Movement Simeon II The National Movement for Stability and Progress (, NDSV) is a liberal, populist political party in Bulgaria. It was known as the National Movement Simeon II () until 3 June 2007. The party was created as a personal vehicle of Simeon of Saxe- ...

( NDSV) with one. It was considered likely that the result of the election would cause a major political crisis in Bulgaria, due to the expected weak results of the National Movement.Bulgarien: EU-Wahl wird Zerreißprobe für Sofia « DiePresse.com
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2009

The 2009 European election was the seventh election to the European Parliament and the second for Bulgaria.

2014

The 2014 European election was the eighth election to the European Parliament and the third for Bulgaria.

2019

The 2019 European election was the ninth election to the European Parliament and the fourth for Bulgaria.

2024

The 2024 European election was the tenth election to the European Parliament and the fifth for Bulgaria.

References

External links

European Election News by European Election Law Association (Eurela)

List of MEPs
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