[1] They were the first elections held under the country's first post-communist constitution, which had been promulgated three months earlier.

[2] The Union of Democratic Forces (SDS) emerged as the largest party, winning 110 of the 240 seats.

[3] The Movement for Rights and Freedoms, which represented the ethnic-Turkish minority, won 24 seats.

[3] None of the other 58 parties that contested the elections crossed the 4% electoral threshold necessary to win seats in parliament.

[3] Following the elections SDS leader Philip Dimitrov became Prime Minister, heading a coalition of the SDS and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms.