GERB-UDF
GERB-UDF is the Bulgarian centre-right alliance of Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) and the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF), led by Boyko Borissov.
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Did GERB's government create Bulgaria's nomad permit, and will the new government maintain it?
Timeline for GERB-UDF
Took 13.387% and 39 seats
Nomads & Communities: Vazrazhdane crashes; Bulgaria's nomad permit holds- What happened to GERB in Bulgaria's April 2026 election?
- GERB-UDF lost its parliamentary majority; Borissov's Coalition went into opposition and Rumen Radev's bloc became PM-designate.Source: Reuters / Novinite
Background
GERB-UDF is the parliamentary alliance between GERB (Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria, founded by Boyko Borissov in 2006) and the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF/SDS), a centre-right formation from the post-communist democratic transition. The alliance has been the dominant parliamentary force in Bulgaria since 2009, with Borissov serving as PM under successive GERB-led governments.
In the April 2026 snap elections, GERB-UDF lost its parliamentary majority, ending Borissov's most recent government and transferring the PM-designate position to Rumen Radev's coalition. GERB-UDF was in government during the December 2025 launch of Bulgaria's digital nomad permit (income floor EUR 31,000/year), though the permit was introduced partly as an EU integration signal around Schengen and Eurozone accession.
GERB's relevance to the nomad-and-communities topic is primarily historical: the permit was launched under its watch, and its loss of power raises the question of whether a Radev government will maintain the same framework or adjust the income thresholds and administrative processing that GERB set.