Since the election winner, GERB, failed to form a government the Socialists and the DPS formed a coalition government led by Plamen Oresharski.

The European elections of 2014 are considered to be of importance as they will reflect the popularity of the current government.

In February 2014 Bulgarian MPs voted to lower the preferential-vote threshold for the election from 6% to 5% of each list's total votes.

[5] Implicit electoral threshold still remains equal to the Hare Quota, which is about 5.88% of the total valid votes.

The following 17 MEP were elected:[7] European People's Party–European Democrats – 7 seats: Party of European Socialists – 4 seats: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe – 4 seats: European Conservatives and Reformists[10] – 2 seats According to a survey taken by the NGO Institute for Public Environment Development, the following table represents the media campaign expenses of the main parties:[11]