19 April 1997 2001 → ODS Ivan Kostov 137 +68 | Turnout 62.9% 52.3 137 BSP Georgi Parvanov | |
Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 19 April 1997. The result was a victory for the United Democratic Forces (an alliance of the Union of Democratic Forces (SDS), the Democratic Party, the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union-Nikola Petkov and the Bulgarian Social Democratic Party), which won 137 of the 240 seats. Voter turnout was 62.9%. Following the election, SDS leader Ivan Kostov became Prime Minister.
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Results
¹ The Union for National Salvation was an alliance between the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, the Green Party of Bulgaria, the Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union "Nikola Petkov", the Union of Democratic Forces-Centre, New Choice and the Federation "Kingdom of Bulgaria".
Aftermath
See Kostov GovernmentReferences
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