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Rival blocs level pegging after Bulgarian parliamentary vote, exit polls show

A pro-Western reformist bloc and the centre-right grouping of ex-prime minister Boyko Borissov were running almost neck-and-neck after Bulgaria's parliamentary election on Sunday, exit polls showed, pointing to lengthy and difficult coalition talks.

Reuters · Apr 1, 2023

Bulgaria: Parliament rejects proposed technocrat government

Bulgaria’s parliament has failed to elect a government proposed by the center-right GERB party to resolve a political impasse that has gripped the European Union’s poorest member country

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022

Bulgaria's GERB given a week to form government and end stalemate

Bulgaria's largest political party, the centre-right GERB, was given seven days Monday to try to form a government to lead the country out of a prolonged political impasse amid high energy costs and looming economic slowdown.

Reuters · Dec 5, 2022

Centre-right GERB party leads in Bulgaria election -partial results

Bulgaria's centre-right GERB party of former long-serving Prime Minister Boyko Borissov is set to win Sunday's election, the fourth in less than two years, partial results showed, but its chances of forming a coalition government remain unclear.

Reuters · Oct 3, 2022

Borissov heads for win in Bulgaria election, though paralysis looms

Bulgaria’s former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov appeared on track to take first place in a parliamentary election, though a fragmented party landscape meant the nation may be headed for an extended period of political paralysis.

Tribune News Service · Oct 2, 2022

Bulgarian GERB ahead in election, but coalition outlook uncertain

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.

Reuters · Oct 2, 2022

Bulgarians hold 4th election in 18 months amid turmoil

Bulgarians on Sunday cast their ballots in a general election marked by a raging war nearby, political instability, and economic hardships in the European Union’s poorest member

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2022

Bulgaria to hold election overshadowed by war in Ukraine

Bulgarians will go to the polls for the fourth time in less than two years in a general election overshadowed this time by the war in Ukraine, rising energy costs and galloping inflation

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022

Bulgaria's GERB party leads ahead of Oct. 2 election -survey

Bulgaria's centre-right GERB party widened its lead over its main rival, the reformist We Continue the Change (PP) a month ahead of the country's fourth parliamentary election in less than two years, an opinion poll showed on Thursday.

Reuters · Sep 1, 2022

Bulgaria election likely after centre-right party refuses to form government

Bulgaria's centre-right GERB party refused on Thursday to form a new government, bringing the Balkan country closer to snap polls in the autumn.

Reuters · Jul 14, 2022