GERB

GERB (which stands for Граждани за Европейско Развитие на България, "Grazhdani za Evropeysko Razvitie na Bŭlgaria," meaning Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria. The word герб/gerb also means "coat of arms" in Bulgarian) is a political party in Bulgaria. The party leader is Prime Minister Boyko Borisov.

The party supports Bulgaria's membership in the European Union.^[1] They are also called a liberal conservative^[2] and populist^[3][4] party. The party has been an important force in Bulgarian politics since its creation in 2006. Their best performance was in the 2009 Bulgarian parliamentary election, where they received around 40% of the national vote and won 117 out of 240 seats. Their most recent performance was in the 2017 Bulgarian parliamentary election, where they received 33% of the national vote and won 95 out of 240 seats.

Performances

Parliamentary elections

Election	# of seats won	# of total votes	% of popular vote	Seat change	% change
2009	117 / 240	1,678,583	39.72%	—	—
2013	97 / 240	1,081,605	30.54%	20	9.18%
2014	84 / 240	1,072,491	32.67%	13	2.13%
2017	95 / 240	1,147,283	32.65%	11	0.02%