Bulgaria goes to the polls, Gerb favoured

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, OCT 15 - Less than two weeks before Bulgaria's early parliamentary elections on October 27, the seventh in the last three years, polling agencies in the Balkan country are reporting a 'déjà vu' in the 'ranking' of the parties competing for the unicameral Parliament of 240 deputies.
    The 51st national legislature will see 28 parties and coalitions compete. The latest crisis in the Balkan country erupted in early August, when the constitution's third and final attempt to form a new government failed, following an early vote on June 9 and the European elections. According to recent polls, the new election should not produce any significant surprises. According to the Gallup International Balkan agency, seven political formations will receive at least 4% of the votes, which is required to enter parliament, essentially the same as in the previous legislature. The GERB conservatives would maintain first place with 25.7% of the vote. The PP liberals ('Continuing the Change') would come in second with 16.6%. The nationalist party 'Vazrazhdane' ('Rebirth') received 15.4% of the vote.
    (ANSA).