Countries / Europe
BGR
Elections in Bulgaria
parliamentary republic
Next election
date to be confirmed
RR
Rumen Radev live
Head of government - Bulgarian Communist Party
In office since
8 May 2026
Party
Bulgarian Communist Party
Head of state
Iliana Iotova
Region
Europe
Next election
-
Government
parliamentary republic
Capital
Sofia
Population
6 423 207
Country facts
Legislature
National Assembly of Bulgaria
Established
1878
Currency
euro
Official language
Bulgarian
Capital
Sofia
Region
Europe
Area
110,993 km2
Election history
6 November 2016presidential
Bulgarian presidential election
won: Rumen Radev
12 May 2013parliamentary
Bulgarian parliamentary election
turnout 52.5%
30 October 2011presidential
Bulgarian presidential election
won: Rosen Plevneliev
5 July 2009parliamentary
Bulgarian parliamentary election
turnout 60.6%
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2026 - Rosen Zhelyazkov Rumen Radev
peaceful - no coup recorded
2025 - Dimitar Glavchev Rosen Zhelyazkov
peaceful - no coup recorded
2024 - Nikolai Denkov Dimitar Glavchev
peaceful - no coup recorded
2023 - Galab Donev Nikolai Denkov
peaceful - no coup recorded
2022 - Kiril Petkov Galab Donev
peaceful - no coup recorded
2021 - Boyko Borissov Kiril Petkov
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.