GERB

The last time a Bulgarian government won a parliamentary majority was in 1997.

GERB, a pro-European center-right party, came second with 39 seats, winning 13% of the vote by losing 27 seats.

Narrowly behind them, liberal PP-DB alliance came third, winning 37 seats, only on 12% of the vote.

They gained one seat, but this was still viewed as a poor performance, given that the December protests had illustrated the wave of anger towards a corrupt establishment.