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Bulgaria

Out of 184 recorded plenary votes during the 80th session period of the UN General Assembly (incl. emergency special sessions), Bulgaria participated in 183 (134 Yes, 19 No, 30 Abstain). In contested votes, its closest partner is Slovakia (94.3% – 66 of 70; in all votes 95.6% – 174 of 182).

183 of 184 votes
71 contested votes
0 against the tide
12 deviations from EU majority

Closest Partners at the UN

Countries with highest agreement in contested votes (where less than 90% voted in favor).

Slovakia
Slovakia
94.3% in contested (66 of 70)
95.6% in all votes (174 of 182)
Italy
Italy
92.9% in contested (65 of 70)
94.5% in all votes (173 of 183)
Croatia
Croatia
91.4% in contested (64 of 70)
94.0% in all votes (172 of 183)
Germany
Germany
90.0% in contested (63 of 70)
93.4% in all votes (170 of 182)
Romania
Romania
90.0% in contested (63 of 70)
94.0% in all votes (172 of 183)
Sweden
Sweden
90.0% in contested (63 of 70)
93.4% in all votes (171 of 183)

Furthest Countries at the UN

Countries with lowest agreement in contested votes.

Eswatini
Eswatini
13.0% in contested (3 of 23)
76.3% in all votes (71 of 93) · 8 opposite votes (8.6% – 8 of 93)
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
13.5% in contested (7 of 52)
68.0% in all votes (100 of 147) · 20 opposite votes (13.6% – 20 of 147)
Iran
Iran
13.6% in contested (9 of 66)
60.8% in all votes (107 of 176) · 24 opposite votes (13.6% – 24 of 176)
Cuba
Cuba
14.9% in contested (10 of 67)
65.4% in all votes (117 of 179) · 26 opposite votes (14.5% – 26 of 179)
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
14.9% in contested (10 of 67)
60.7% in all votes (102 of 168) · 31 opposite votes (18.5% – 31 of 168)
Egypt
Egypt
15.7% in contested (11 of 70)
63.5% in all votes (115 of 181) · 20 opposite votes (11.0% – 20 of 181)

Alignment with Key Powers and Partners

Agreement with selected powers across contested and all votes.

CountryContested agreementAll votes agreementOpposite
Germany 90.0% (63 of 70) 93.4% (170 of 182) 0
Ukraine 84.3% (59 of 70) 89.9% (161 of 179) 1
France 80.0% (56 of 70) 89.6% (164 of 183) 1
United Kingdom 80.0% (56 of 70) 88.0% (161 of 183) 2
Israel 42.9% (30 of 70) 28.1% (39 of 139) 50
United States 40.6% (28 of 69) 15.9% (29 of 182) 116
Russia 25.7% (18 of 70) 59.0% (108 of 183) 33
China 24.3% (17 of 70) 66.7% (122 of 183) 22

Voting vs. European Union Majority

EU
12 times Bulgaria voted differently from the European Union majority.
In the remaining 171 votes, Bulgaria voted in line with the EU majority across 184 plenary votes during the 80th session period, incl. emergency special sessions.
ResolutionBulgariaEU MajorityTitle
A/80/L.93
2026-07-28		AbstainYesComprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Prog…
A/RES/80/103
2025-12-05		AbstainYesQuestion of the United States Virgin Islands : resolution / adopted by the Gener…
A/RES/80/116
2025-12-12		AbstainYesAdvisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Obligations of Isr…
A/RES/80/185
2025-12-15		AbstainYesViolence against women migrant workers : resolution / adopted by the General Ass…
A/RES/80/191
2025-12-15		AbstainYesRights of indigenous peoples : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
A/RES/80/258
2026-05-20		AbstainYesProgress Declaration of the International Migration Review Forum
A/RES/80/67
2025-12-01		YesAbstainThe risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by t…
A/RES/80/73
2025-12-02		AbstainYesThe Syrian Golan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
A/RES/80/77
2025-12-05		AbstainYesOperations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees …
A/RES/80/78
2025-12-05		AbstainYesAssistance to Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
A/RES/80/90
2025-12-05		AbstainYesQuestion of American Samoa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
A/RES/80/96
2025-12-05		AbstainYesQuestion of Guam : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Against the Tide Votes (0×)

Votes where Bulgaria voted No while at least 90% of voting states voted Yes.

No such votes recorded in this session.

For data nerds: weighted agreement M2 and Cohen's κ

Weighted agreement (metric M2 per METHOD.md) weights each vote by how contested it was: w = 1 − |yes − no| / voting. Lopsided votes have weights near zero (e.g. 170:3 has weight ~0.03), while close votes carry high weight (e.g. 90:80 has weight ~0.94). Cohen's κ (kappa) additionally corrects for chance agreement given each country's marginal vote distributions.

CountryWeighted M2Cohen's κContested %All votes %Opposite
Slovakia 95.7% 0.89 94.3% 95.6% 0×
Italy 94.1% 0.87 92.9% 94.5% 0×
Croatia 94.3% 0.85 91.4% 94.0% 0×
Germany 90.8% 0.84 90.0% 93.4% 0×
Romania 93.5% 0.85 90.0% 94.0% 0×
Sweden 94.0% 0.83 90.0% 93.4% 0×
Ukraine 91.0% 0.76 84.3% 89.9% 1×
France 87.5% 0.75 80.0% 89.6% 1×
United Kingdom 85.6% 0.72 80.0% 88.0% 2×
Israel 51.7% 0.07 42.9% 28.1% 50×
United States 47.9% 0.02 40.6% 15.9% 116×
Russia 30.9% 0.06 25.7% 59.0% 33×
China 25.1% 0.02 24.3% 66.7% 22×
Egypt 19.9% -0.13 15.7% 63.5% 20×
Cuba 19.7% -0.09 14.9% 65.4% 26×
Nicaragua 17.2% -0.12 14.9% 60.7% 31×
Iran 18.0% -0.11 13.6% 60.8% 24×
Equatorial Guinea 18.8% -0.07 13.5% 68.0% 20×
Eswatini 24.0% -0.03 13.0% 76.3% 8×