MP Iva Miteva from There Is Such a People has been elected as Speaker of the 45th National Assembly on Thursday. The vote was 163 in favour and none against.

The newly-elected 45h National Assembly started its first session at 9.00am on Thursday morning in the Parliament's old building. The meeting was broadcast live on National TV and National Radio.

President Rumen Radev signed a decree convening the newly-elected 45th National Assembly at its first sitting on 15 April at 9am, said the press office of the head of state on Tuesday.

GERB will hold 75 seats in the 45th National Assembly. There is Such a People – 51, BSP – 43, MRF – 30, the Democratic Bulgaria Alliance coalition – 27, while the Stand up! Mafiosi out! coalition – 14. The breakdown was revealed after the Central Electoral Commission officially announced the distribution of seats following the 4 April general elections.

The Central Electoral Commission on Tuesday released the results of the 4 April general elections based on the processing of 100% of the voting section tally sheets, according to which four coalitions and two parties will be represented in Bulgaria's next parliament.

On Monday, a press conference by international observers of Bulgaria's 45th National Assembly elections was held in Sofia. The use of state resources by the ruling GERB party in the election campaign and limited media coverage of all candidates were among the conclusions made by international observers of the parliamentary vote on Sunday, Bulgarian National Radio reported.

Based on 61.08% of district election commission tally sheets handled by constituency election commissions, the GERB-UDF coalition won Sunday's parliamentary elections in Bulgaria with 25.32% of the vote, the Central Election Commission (CEC) reported on Monday.

The first wave of data on the outcome of today's general elections in Bulgaria has started to trickle in from pollsters. The figures are based on exit polls conducted outside of polling places.

On Sunday, Bulgaria is holding its first regular parliamentary elections since 2009. Balloting is conducted amidst an unprecedented epidemic emergency, which leaves its imprint on all aspects of the process. The polls opened at 7.00am and will close at 8.00pm. By exception, if voters are still waiting outside the polling site at 8.00pm, voting may continue until 9.00pm.

Seven parties are projected to enter the 45th National Assembly, according to a Gallup International Bulgaria poll commissioned by the Bulgarian National Radio and conducted between 24 and 31 March among 1,013 Bulgarian adults. Based on the results, anywhere between 2.6 and 2.9 million people can be expected to cast their vote.