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By Stoyan Nenov SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgarians vote in their fifth parliamentary election in two years on Sunday amid rising resentment towards politica...

By Stoyan Nenov SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgarians vote in their fifth parliamentary election in two years on Sunday amid rising resentment towards politica...

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgarians vote in their fifth parliamentary election in two years on Sunday amid rising resentment towards political elites who many see as unwilling to tackle graft and economic reforms.

Opinion polls show Bulgaria's fifth election in two years could leave it short of a functioning parliamentary majority again as it seeks to join the euro zone.

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.

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Most polls predict a narrow win for 'We Continue the Change' and Democratic Bulgaria in Sunday's elections, but with Boyko Borrisov's GERB only a point or two behind, the race is wide open.

Under changes to election laws, extremists and other fringe candidates dominate the debates ahead of a snap poll on April 2, and the head of Bulgarian TV has even apologized to viewers for being forced to listen to "outright nonsense."

Opinion surveys indicate that Boyko Borissov’s GERB party will top the popular vote at October’s polls but will have a hard time finding partners to create a governing coalition because of its tarnished reputation.

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…