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 BULGARIA
 
  1990 1991 1994 1997 2001
  % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats
NDSV - - - - - - - - 42,7 120
SDS 36,2 144 34,4 110 24,2 69 52,3 137 18,2 51
BSP 47,2 211 33,1 106 43,5 125 22,0 58 17,1 48
DPS 6,0 23 7,6 24 5,4 15 7,6 19 7,5 21
BE - - - - - - 5,5 14 1,0 -
BBB - - 1,3 - 4,7 13 4,9 12 - -
NS - - - - 6,5 18 - - - -
BZNS 8,0 16 3,9 - - - - - - -
BSDP 0,7 1 - - - - - - - -
OPT 0,6 1 - - - - - - - -
Ind. - 4 - - - - - - - -
Others 1,3 - 19,7 - 15,7 - 7,7 - 13,5 -
Total - 400 - 240 - 240 - 240 - 240

NDSV: National Movement for Stability and Progress; SDS: Union of Democratic Forces; BSP: Bulgarian Socialist Party; DPS: Movement for Rights and Freedoms (1997: Alliance of National Salvation, ONS); BE: Bulgarian Euro-Left; BBB: Bulgarian Business Bloc; NS: People's Union; BZNS: Bulgarian National People's Union; BSDP: Bulgarian Social Democratic Party; OPT: Fatherland Party of Labour. BSP & SDS traditionally campaign in alliance with minor parties. Sources: Election Database Eastern Europe (http://www.essex.ac.uk/elections); W. Ismayr, Die politischen Systeme Osteuropas; own completions. © 2001 Wolfram Nordsieck.