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GERB, an acronym for Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria [1] (Bulgarian: Граждани за европейско развитие на България, romanized: Grazhdani za evropeysko razvitie na Bŭlgaria), is a conservative populist [6] [7] political party which was the ruling party of Bulgaria during the periods between 2009–2013, 2014-2016, 2017–2020, 2025-present and ...
A coalition between the two parties was formed ahead of the 2019 European Parliament election in Bulgaria. [1] On 28 March 2019, an agreement between the two parties was officially signed. [2] [3] In the election, the coalition won first place and received 6 EP seats: five went to GERB, one to SDS. [4]
On 15 May President Rumen Radev granted GERB—SDS a mandate to form a government, and the party nominated Bulgaria's European Commissioner, Mariya Gabriel, for prime minister. GERB—SDS sought to form a government with rival PP–DB to end the political deadlock that had resulted in numerous inconclusive elections.
Bulgaria, the poorest member of the European Union and one of its most corrupt states, has been plagued by revolving-door governments since anti-graft protests in 2020 unseated a GERB coalition.
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's centre-right GERB party won 68 seats in the 240-seat parliament on Sunday and will need at least two coalition partners to form the cabinet, state election commission ...
SOFIA (Reuters) -Bulgaria's centre-right GERB party is seen in the lead after a snap parliamentary election on Sunday, but it will have to seek a coalition partner to form a government, an exit ...
The June 2024 elections, held at the same time as the European Parliament elections, had the lowest turnout (33%) since the end of communist rule in 1989. [11] It resulted in GERB–SDS winning most of the votes and 68 seats, with no party or alliance obtaining enough seats to form a majority in the National Assembly. [23]
Bulgaria, the poorest member of the European Union and one of its most corrupt states, has been plagued by revolving-door governments since anti-graft protests in 2020 helped topple a coalition ...