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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Tsvetelia Tsolova

Bulgarian GERB ahead in election, but coalition outlook uncertain

Boyko Borissov, leader of the centre-right GERB party, votes during a general election, at a polling station in Sofia, Bulgaria, October 2, 2022. REUTERS/Spasiyana Sergieva

Bulgaria's GERB party of ex-Prime Minister Boyko Borissov looked set for a narrow win in Sunday's election, the fourth in less two years, as voters sought predictability from a former leader amid steep inflation and the war in Ukraine.

Exit polls by Gallup International and Alpha Research showed the centre-right GERB with 23.6%-25.5% of ballots. Its main rival, the reformist We Continue the Change of Kiril Petkov, whose cabinet collapsed in June, was next with 19.5%-19.9%.

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