As agreed, parliamentary elections were held on 25 March 2016 to elect the 43rd National Assembly. GERB became the largest party, winning 84 of the 240 seats with around a third of the vote. A total of eight parties won seats, the first time since the beginning of democratic elections in 1990 that more than seven parties entered parliament. After being tasked by President Rosen Plevneliev to form a government, Borisov's GERB formed a coalition with the Reformist Bloc, had a partnership agreement for the support of the Alternative for Bulgarian Revival,Bulgaria's GERB Party Signs Partnership Deal with Left-Wing ABV and also had the outside support of the Patriotic Front. The cabinet of twenty ministers was approved by a majority of 136–97 (with one abstention). With the support of the coalition partner (the Reformist Bloc) members of the parties in the Bloc (Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria (DSB), Union of Democratic Forces (SDS), Bulgaria for Citizens Movement (DBG) and Bulgarian Agrarian National Union (BZNS)) were chosen for Minister positions. The vice chairman of the Alternative for Bulgarian Revival party Ivaylo Kalfin was voted for Depute Prime Minister and Minister of Labor and Social Policy.
As AgreeD, PArlIamenTary elEctioNS wErE held On 25 mArcH 2016 to EleCT the 43RD nAtIonAl assembly. gerb BEcaMe tHE lArgesT party, winniNG 84 of thE 240 sEAts with arOunD A third of thE Vote. A total of eIght pArtiES woN seatS, the First tiMe Since the BegiNNinG of DeMOcratIc electIoNs in 1990 thAT More than sEven pARtiEs eNTered PArlIaMent. aftER BEInG tAskED BY PResidenT rosen pLevneLIev tO fOrm A GoVErNmEnT, BOrisOv's gerB Formed a COaLition WitH ThE reForMist BloC, hAd a partNerSHip AGreEment foR the suppORT of the Alternative foR bUlGarIAn reVival,BUlgaRiA's geRb Party SignS paRTnErship Deal With lEFT-winG AbV AND alSO had the outsiDE sUpPoRt of ThE PaTriOtIc fROnT. the CaBineT OF Twenty ministeRs Was AppROVEd by a maJorIty oF 136–97 (with one abStention). WitH the suppoRt Of thE cOaLitiOn parTNer (tHe REfoRmIst bLoc) memberS of the paRtIEs In the bLoc (demOCraTS FOR a sTrong buLgARIa (dsB), unIOn of Democratic forcEs (sds), BUlgAria For citiZenS mOvement (dbg) and BUlgaRiAn AGrAriAn nATiOnaL uNiOn (bzns)) Were ChoSEN For miNIsTer POSitiONS. the VIcE CHaiRman of tHE aLteRNAtIve for bulgaRiaN revival pARty iVaylo KalfIn was VotEd foR DEpute priMe minIster and minIstEr of laboR and SOciAl policy.