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The 2021 Bulgarian election produced a fragmented result, with six different parties entering parliament. The country’s incumbent Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, has already indicated that he will not put himself forward as a candidate to lead the next government.
Ivaylo Dinev
Petar Bankov
assess the options for a new coalition and what failure to reach an agreement would mean for the country’s future.
The election held in Bulgaria on 4 April produced a fragmented parliament with no clear winners, making government formation a challenging task. The centre-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) and its leader, Boyko Borisov, have seen their grip on power weakened as a result of their handling of the pandemic and major anti-government protests that took place last year.
SOFIA: Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov s center-right, pro-European Union GERB party (Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria) won the parliamentary elections held during the weekend but fell short of an absolute majority. With 42 percent of the ballots counted, the Central Election Commission (CEC) reported that GERB had garnered 24 percent of the vote share, reports DPA news agency.
There Is Such a People (ITN) party, headed by TV presenter and cabaret artist Slavi Trifonov, came in a surprisingly strong second place with 19 percent. The opposition Socialists came in third at nearly 15 percent, followed by the Turkish minority party DPS with 8.8 percent.
Bulgarian PM s Party Set To Come In First, But May Struggle To Form New Cabinet
April 05, 2021 03:10 GMT
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April 05, 2021 20:00 GMT
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SOFIA Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov s center-right party is set to come in first in the country’s April 4 parliamentary elections, but it could struggle to form a ruling coalition after parties behind large-scale, anti-government protests last summer won a large share of the vote.
With nearly all of the ballots counted, the Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) party was ahead with 26 percent of the vote, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said, putting it on track for its worst performance since Borisov formed it about 15 years ago.
Bulgarian PM s party wins poll
Mon, Apr 05 2021 02:54:56 PM
Sofia, Apr 5 (IANS): Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov s centre-right, pro-European Union GERB party won the parliamentary elections held during the weekend but fell short of an absolute majority, official interim results showed on Monday.
With 42 per cent of the ballots counted, the Central Election Commission reported that GERB had garnered 24 per cent of the vote share, reports dpa news agency.
There Is Such a People (ITN) party, headed by TV presenter and cabaret artist Slavi Trifonov, came in a surprisingly strong second place with 19 per cent.
The opposition Socialists came in third at nearly 15 per cent, followed by the Turkish minority party DPS with 8.8 per cent.
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