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Issue 2, April-June
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The outcome of the election for the 41st National Assembly on the 5th of July 2009 brought about yet another transformation of the party system in Bulgaria. What is being observed with respect to the new Par­liament is a virtually new configuration of the political forces, with the dominance of the right-wing parties. GERB has convincingly won the general election and now will take upon itself the political responsibility for the formation of the next Bulgar­ian government, which will be headed by the party leader Boiko Borissov, himself. The GERB Party fell five parliamentary seats short from winning the absolute majority at Parliament. The BSP suffered a grave loss at the general elections. The party scored one of its poorest results compared to its election outcomes from all elec­tions held thus far. This will bring about serious internal party consequenc­es for the BSP, and is likely to result in a possible transformation of the entire left-wing political environment.