Bulgaria
Electoral system*: Proportional system (with a single-preference option)
Threshold*: political parties – 4%
Frequency of Parliamentary elections: 4 years
Compulsory voting: Yes
Minimum age for voting*: 18
Minimum age for running*: 21
Quota type: No
Percentage of women candidates*: 30,4%
Percentage of women elected*: 22,1%
Percentage of Members of parliament under age 30**: 2,5%
Voter registration: Passive
Voter turnout: 38,4%
(Parliamentary Elections, 14 November 2021)
Voting abroad: Yes
by voting at embassies/consulates
E-voting: No
Electoral Management Body (EMB):
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe report:
VOTA Database (Venice Commission / Mexican Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judiciary - TEPJF):
Legislation and documents of the Venice Commission in the electoral field for Bulgaria
*Information related to Parliamentary Elections or to the lower house of the Parliament
** Source: Study about youth participation in national parliaments 2018