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Bulgarian parliamentary election, 2005 - Elections were held on June 25, 2005, for the 240 members of the National Assembly. According to exit polls, the Leftist Coalition for Bulgaria had a lead with around 31%, but without a majority, necessitating the creation of a coalition. The National Movement for Simeon II, in power before the election, was in second place, with around 21%. Third was the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, mainly supported by ethnic Turks, with around 13%. June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... The National Assembly is the name of either a legislature, or the lower house of a bicameral legislature in some countries. ... Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Bulgarian political parties | Liberal parties ... The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (Dviženie za Prava i Svobodi) is a centrist political party in Bulgaria, based in the Turkish minority. ...

At least 6,000 candidates (from 22 parties) ran for election to the 240 member parilament. The turnout of 56% was the lowest on record. 4% of the votes are needed to gain a seat.

The opposition Leftist Coalition, headed by Bulgarian Socialist Party lead the election, but did not gain an outright majority. Sergei Stanishev, leader of the socialist party, stated he would attempt to form a governing coalition. "We won the confidence of the people ... We are ready to form a government ... and we will negotiate with any democratic party," Stanisheve said in a press conference. The Bulgarian Socialist Party (Bulgarian: Balgarska Socialističeska Partija or Българска социалистическа партия) (BSP or БСП) is a political party in Bulgaria and successor to the Bulgarian Communist Party. ...

In the last six free elections held since 1989, no government has been re-elected -- each has had to implement stringent economic and social reforms, since the fall of communism, and has lost popular support as a result.

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