The 2014 elections in Bulgaria: Political instability without end

Dobrin Kanev

SEER Journal for Labour and Social Affairs in Eastern Europe, 2014, vol. 17, issue 2, 175-192

Abstract: This article reviews the outcome of the 2014 general election in Bulgaria, which was held under complicated political, social and geo-political conditions which had led to the defection of one coalition partner and a premature end to the previous government. The election resulted in a highly-fragmented parliament with the unprecedented presence of eight parties, a level of party pluralism reflecting the lowest-ever turnout and general dissatisfaction with the larger parties. The author analyses the electoral performance of the different parties, as well as the implications of the result for the stability of the party system. After the election, the prospects of the institutionalisation of the system look rather pessimistic while numerous important indicators of its stability seem to have been aggravated. An unusual coalition between four parties - two centre-right, one nationalist and one centre-left - has been created, but it remains to be seen whether such diverse parliamentary support will prove lasting or whether one has witnessed another transitional election in Bulgaria.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.5771/1435-2869-2014-2-175

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