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Bulgaria

Bulgaria

PartialSovereign state

Bulgaria

Head of state and presidential race

The current office holder and the people seeking, exploring or being mentioned for the same head-of-state contest.

CompletePartial

Next presidential election

Partial
Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

wikidata_election_items

Presidential candidates and possible opponents

Pre-registration statuses are shown exactly as sourced. A person is marked registered only after confirmation by the electoral authority.

0 Registered
No verified contender has been attached to the next presidential contest yet.Partial

Leadership

Complete

Rumen Radev

Head of government Active

Head of Government · Principal · Order 0 · De jure

Aug 9, 2026Sources: 1

Iliana Iotova

Head of state Active

Head of State · Principal · Order 0 · De jure

Aug 9, 2026Sources: 1

Indexed party landscape

Parties and alliances currently indexed for this jurisdiction. Active and historical labels reflect the source dataset, not an official national register.

Partial
Tracked parties
121
Active in source
57
Historical in source
43
parties shown
100

Administration

Partial
Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

wikidata_party_enrichment_references_unresolved

Top issues

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

one_or_more_blocks_partial

Prediction components

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

forecast_not_computed

Parties in power

Partial
Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

wikidata_party_enrichment_references_unresolved

Opposition

Partial
Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

wikidata_party_enrichment_references_unresolved

Legislature

Partial
Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

source_not_registered

Elections

Partial

Bulgaria — Parliamentary election — 2023-04-02

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Apr 2, 2023

Completed

Bulgaria — Parliamentary election — 2022-10-02

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 2, 2022

Completed

Bulgaria — Parliamentary election — 2021-11-14

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Nov 14, 2021

Completed

Bulgaria — Parliamentary election — 2021-07-11

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jul 11, 2021

Completed

Bulgaria — Parliamentary election — 2021-04-04

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Apr 4, 2021

Completed

Bulgaria — European Parliament — 2019-05-26

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 26, 2019

Completed

Bulgaria — Parliamentary election — 2017-03-26

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Mar 26, 2017

Completed

Bulgaria — Parliamentary election — 2014-10-05

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 5, 2014

Completed

Bulgaria — European Parliament — 2014-05-25

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 25, 2014

Completed

Bulgaria — Parliamentary election — 2013-05-12

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 12, 2013

Completed

Bulgaria — Parliamentary election — 2009-07-05

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jul 5, 2009

Completed

2009 European Parliament election in Bulgaria

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Jun 7, 2009

Completed

Bulgaria — European Parliament — 2009-06-07

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 7, 2009

Completed

2007 European Parliament election in Bulgaria

Parliamentary election · Legislative

May 20, 2007

Completed

Bulgaria — European Parliament — 2007-05-20

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 20, 2007

Completed

Bulgaria — European Parliament — 2007-01-01

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jan 1, 2007

Completed

2006 Bulgarian presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Oct 22, 2006

Completed

Bulgaria — Parliamentary election — 2005-06-25

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 25, 2005

Completed

2001 Bulgarian presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Nov 11, 2001

Completed

Bulgaria — Parliamentary election — 2001-06-18

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 18, 2001

Completed

2001 Bulgarian parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Jun 17, 2001

Completed

1999 European Parliament election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Jan 1, 1999

Completed

Bulgaria — Parliamentary election — 1997-04-19

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Apr 19, 1997

Completed

1996 Bulgarian presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Oct 27, 1996

Completed

1994 Bulgarian parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Dec 18, 1994

Completed

Bulgaria — Parliamentary election — 1994-12-18

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Dec 18, 1994

Completed

1992 Bulgarian presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Jan 12, 1992

Completed

1991 Bulgarian parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Oct 13, 1991

Completed

Bulgaria — Parliamentary election — 1991-10-13

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 13, 1991

Completed

Candidates

Partial

Polls

Partial
Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

source_not_registered

Forecasts

Partial
Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

forecast_not_computed

Sources

3

  1. 1WikidataCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
  2. 2Wikimedia CommonsCC BY-SA 3.0 PL · Aug 9, 2026
  3. 3Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode-3.0 · Aug 9, 2026

Political world map

Eastern Europe

Russia. Head of state: Vladimir Putin. Partial.Belarus. Head of state: Alexander Lukashenka. Partial.Ukraine. Head of state: Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Partial.Poland. Head of state: Karol Nawrocki. Partial.Hungary. Head of state: Ágnes Forsthoffer. Partial.Moldova. Head of state: Maia Sandu. Partial.Romania. Head of state: Nicușor Dan. Partial.Bulgaria. Head of state: Iliana Iotova. Partial.Slovakia. Head of state: Peter Pellegrini. Partial.Czechia. Head of state: Petr Pavel. Partial.
BulgariaHead of state: Iliana IotovaPartial
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