Government and politics in Ruse (Severen tsentralen, Bulgaria): official figures

Ruse district elects 7 of the 240 members of the 52nd National Assembly through multi-member constituency No. 19, 2.9% of all seats.

Which parties represent Ruse district in parliament?

By parliamentary group, the MPs elected in Ruse sit as follows in October 2026: Progressive Bulgaria 4; DPS (Movement for Rights and Freedoms) 1; Democratic Bulgaria 1; GERB-SDS 1.

Source: National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria · saved copy

How many municipalities are there in Ruse district?

Ruse district is divided into 8 municipalities, each with an elected mayor and municipal council; the most populous is Ruse with 137,159 residents.

Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy

More figures

57% of the MPs from Ruse belong to the Progressive Bulgaria group, the largest in the National Assembly with 131 of 240 seats. Source: National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria · saved copy
Each MP from Ruse represents about 26,585 residents (population at the end of 2024), against 26,822 for Bulgaria as a whole, 14th most of 28 districts. Source: National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria · saved copy
Ruse has 83 settlements (9 towns and 74 villages) and 66 mayoralties, the village-level units with their own elected mayors, at the end of 2024. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy

How Ruse compares with other provinces in Bulgaria

Residents per member of the National Assembly (2026)

Ruse ranks 14 of 28, highest first. 52nd National Assembly; population at 31 December 2024

Rank	Area	Residents per member of the National Assembly
11	Pernik	27,472
12	Varna	27,345
13	Pleven	26,916
14	Ruse	26,585
15	Kyustendil	26,533
16	Yambol	26,357
17	Stara Zagora	26,249

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Number of municipalities (2024)

Ruse ranks 18 of 28, highest first.

Rank	Area	Number of municipalities
15	Smolyan	10
16	Kyustendil	9
17	Lovech	8
18	Ruse	8
19	Dobrich	8
20	Razgrad	7
21	Silistra	7

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Number of mayoralties (kmetstva) (2024)

Ruse ranks 23 of 28, highest first. At 31 December 2024

Rank	Area	Number of mayoralties (kmetstva)
20	Montana	78
21	Yambol	73
22	Lovech	71
23	Ruse	66
24	Kyustendil	63
25	Vidin	56
26	Gabrovo	38

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Share of the area's MPs in the Progressive Bulgaria group (%) (2026)

Ruse ranks 11 of 28, highest first. October 2026

Rank	Area	Share of the area's MPs in the Progressive Bulgaria group (%)
8	Haskovo	62%
9	Pazardzhik	62%
10	Dobrich	60%
11	Ruse	57%
12	Burgas	57%
13	Varna	56%
14	Stara Zagora	55%

Source: National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria · saved copy

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Sources

National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI): Regions, districts and municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria 2024 (yearbook tables by statistical region, district and municipality), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81cba27bb0cc…)
National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria: Members of the 52nd National Assembly by parliamentary group and multi-member constituency (list as of 24 October 2026), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 85cb8b3368bb…)

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