Centre-right GERB party ahead after Bulgaria election

Reports and analysis of the results of the general election in Bulgaria held on the 5 October 2014.

The centre-right GERB party of ex-Prime Minister Boyko Borissov achieved a winning margin in the election, according to official results. However, the party fell short of an absolute majority.

The two centre-right political forces in Bulgaria agreed a coalition agreement on 6 November to form a minority government, supported by a small centre-left party, and a nationalist force.

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ESO: Background information: Bulgarian parliamentary election, 2014 http://www.europeansources.info/record/bulgarian-parliamentary-election-2014/

Deutsche Welle, 06.10.14: Narrow win for Bulgaria's GERB party http://dw.de/p/1DQCK

EUObserver, 06.10.14: Bulgaria heading for more instability after snap elections http://euobserver.com/political/125898

EurActiv, 06.10.14: Borissov wins ‘last chance’ election in Bulgaria http://www.euractiv.com/sections/elections/borissov-wins-last-chance-election-bulgaria-308931

The Guardian, 06.10.14: Bulgaria’s rightwing Gerb party wins snap general election http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/06/bulgaria-rightwing-gerb-party-wins-snap-elections

Balkan Insight, 06.10.14: Bulgaria’s Centre-Right GERB Eyes Return to Power http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/centre-right-gerb-likely-to-form-bulgarian-new-government

Euronews, 05.10.14: Bulgaria’s centre-right look set for victory after snap election http://www.euronews.com/2014/10/05/bulgaria-s-centre-right-look-set-for-victory-after-snap-election/

24 Chasa, 06.10.14: Bulgarians need a stable government now (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE151450-Bulgarians-need-a-stable-government-now

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 05.10.14: Bulgaria’s uninspiring election campaign is likely to lead to another hung parliament http://bit.ly/1vE4pqu

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 07.10.14: Experts react: 2014 Bulgarian parliamentary elections http://bit.ly/1pIjZh4

Dnevnik, 16.10.14: Bulgarians have every right to vote Borisov (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE152162-Bulgarians-have-every-right-to-vote-Borisov

Blog: ECFR, 08.10.14: Messy elections in Bulgaria: An attempt for a read-out http://www.ecfr.eu/blog/entry/messy_elections_in_bulgaria_an_attempt_for_a_read_out1

EurActiv, 31.10.14: EPP warns Bulgaria’s Borissov not to include nationalists in coalition http://www.euractiv.com/sections/elections/epp-warns-bulgarias-borissov-not-include-nationalists-coalition-309660

openDemocracy: Can Europe Make It?, 12.10.14: Bulgaria in limbo https://www.opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/dimitar-bechev/bulgaria-in-limbo

openDemocracy: Can Europe Make It?, 10.10.14: The 2014 Bulgarian parliamentary elections aftermath: descent into the unknown? https://www.opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/philip-dandolov/2014-bulgarian-parliamentary-elections-aftermath-descent-into-unk

e-vestnik, 05.11.14: Borisov's opponents help him become PM (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE153161-Borisov-s-opponents-help-him-become-PM

EurActiv, 07.11.14: Bulgarian parties approve coalition agreement, cabinet http://www.euractiv.com/sections/elections/bulgarian-parties-agree-coalition-agreement-cabinet-309849

Sega, 06.11.14: Bulgaria's coalition agreement lacks substance (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE153291-Bulgaria-s-coalition-agreement-lacks-substance

Deutsche Welle, 10.11.14: Bulgaria's new government a work in progress http://dw.de/p/1DjYJ

Kapital, 09.11.14: Borisov will fail again without reforms (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE153391-Borisov-will-fail-again-without-reforms

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