Volt Bulgaria () is a social-liberal political party in Bulgaria. It is the Bulgarian branch of Volt Europa, a progressive and federalist European political alliance. The party has formerly participated in elections, mainly aligning its branding with coalitions rather than acting independently.
Foundation Volt Bulgaria was founded in Sofia on 19 May 2018, with Nastimir Ananiev as its first chairman.
History 2019 European Parliament election The 2019 European Parliament election in Bulgaria was the first election in which Volt took part. The party obtained 0.18% of the Vote in Bulgaria. Although the Bulgarian branch of Volt was unable to obtain a seat in the European Parliament, it was represented by the German branch, which won one seat.
2019 Bulgarian local election Volt Bulgaria participated in the 2019 Bulgarian local elections with the ''Together for Change'' Coalition list and obtained a seat in several cities thanks to 7.12% of the votes in Haskovo, 6.12% in Rodopi, and 6.39% in Sopot.
April 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election Volt Bulgaria participated in the April 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election as part of the anti-government Stand Up! Mafia, Get Out! (ISMV) coalition. The coalition gained 14 seats in the National Assembly, none of which were allocated to members of Volt.
July 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election Volt Bulgaria again participated in the July 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election as part of ISMV. The coalition gained 13 seats in the 240-seat parliament, none of which were allocated to members of Volt.
November 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election Volt Bulgaria participated in the November 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election as part of the electoral coalition We Continue the Change (PP) led by Kiril Petkov and Assen Vassilev, respectively the former caretaker economy and finance ministers. The coalition gained 67 seats, two of which was allocated to members of Volt. This made Volt Bulgaria the second Volt Europa party to enter a national legislature after Volt Netherlands.
Election results
National Assembly Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Government Apr 2021Nastimir Ananiev 150,940 4.65 (6th) New Jul 2021 136,885 4.95 (6th) 0 Nov 2021 666,837 25.65 (1st) 2 2022 506,099 19.52 (2nd) 0 2023 621,069 23.54 (2nd) 1 Jun 2024 307,849 13.92 (3rd) 1 Oct 2024 colspan=5 2026 93,559 2.84 (9th) 0
European Parliament Election List leader Votes % Seats +/– EP Group 2019 Nastimir Ananiev 3,500 0.18 (18th) New– 2024 Nikola Minchev 290,865 14.45 (3rd) 0
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