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2001 Bulgarian parliamentary election

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Field	Value
country	Bulgaria
previous_election	1997
next_election	2005
election_date	17 June 2001
seats_for_election	All 240 seats in the National Assembly
majority_seats	121
turnout	66.63%
party1	National Movement for Stability and Progress	leader1 = Simeon Sakskoburggotski	percentage1 = 42.74	last_election1 = new	seats1 = 120
party2	United Democratic Forces	leader2 = Ivan Kostov	percentage2 = 18.18	last_election2 = 137	seats2 = 51
party3	Coalition for Bulgaria	leader3 = Georgi Parvanov	percentage3 = 17.15	last_election3 = 58	seats3 = 48
party4	Movement for Rights and Freedoms	leader4 = Ahmed Dogan	percentage4 = 7.45	last_election4 = 19	seats4 = 21
map	2001 Bulgarian parliamentary election.png
map_caption	Results by constituency
title	Prime Minister
before_election	Ivan Kostov
before_party	United Democratic Forces
after_election	Simeon Sakskoburggotski
after_party	National Movement for Stability and Progress

Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 17 June 2001. The result was a victory for the new National Movement – Simeon II, which won 120 of the 240 seats. Following the elections, Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the country's last Tsar, who was deposed by the Bulgarian Communist Party in 1946, became prime minister.

Background

The elections came four years after the last parliamentary elections in 1997, marking the first occasion since the fall of communism that a full term had been completed. A total of 65 parties registered for the elections, together with eleven independents.

National Movement – Simeon II was originally prevented from registering by Sofia City Court as it failed to meet the Central Election Committee's requirements. However, after forming an alliance with the Bulgarian Women's Party and the Movement for National Revival, the party was allowed to register.

Results

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Aftermath

Following the elections, Simeon Sakskoburggotski became prime minister and formed the Sakskoburggotski Government.

A study in the context of the election investigated which societal groups contribute to electoral volatility on the individual level. The findings described that voters belonging to the Turkish minority contribute to party system stability because they were less likely to switch their vote than their Bulgarian or Roma peers. The authors argue that "ethnic socialization provides information shortcuts for vote choice in low-information environments of new democracies." The case is considered evidence that ethnic minorities with relevant ethnic-linguistic parties in new democracies contribute to party system stability.

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p.369 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
"Bulgaria: Elections held in 2001".
(2007). "Divergence in Diversity? The Dissimilar Effects of Cleavages on Electoral Politics in New Democracies". American Journal of Political Science.

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