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Clear Winner Unlikely in Bulgaria’s Third Election in Four Years


Bulgarians began voting in a snap general election Sunday with the center-right GERB party challenged for power by Socialists who say they will improve ties with Russia even if it means upsetting the country’s European Union partners.

Opinion polls put the GERB party of former Prime Minister Boiko Borisov, 57, narrowly ahead of the Socialists (BSP), who have seen their popularity rise since the candidate they backed, Rumen Radev, won Bulgaria’s presidency in November.

Borisov resigned in the wake of Radev’s victory, triggering Bulgaria’s third parliamentary election in four years.

Strong Moscow ties

While Bulgaria historically has had strong ties with Moscow, Borisov’s GERB …read more

Source: Voice of America

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