(ANSA-AFP) - SOFIA, OCT 25 - Bulgaria on Sunday holds its
seventh election in less than four years with little hope of an
end to political turmoil that has favoured the far right and
fostered voter apathy. The EU's poorest nation has been plagued
by unrest since massive anti-corruption protests toppled the
cabinet of conservative three-time prime minister Boyko Borisov
in 2021. As in the last election in June, Borisov's GERB party
is expected to emerge winner, with opinion polls giving it
around 26 percent of the votes. GERB has failed to find partners
to form a stable government. The liberal reformist PP-DB
coalition is tipped to garner about 14 percent of the vote while
the pro-Russia right-wing Vazrazhdane party has gained ground
and is currently polling at 13-14 percent. Vazrazhdane appears
to have gained voter support after proposing a law banning LGBTQ
"propaganda" that was passed by a large majority in parliament
in August. According to analysts, two scenarios are likely: the
conservatives will either partner with the reformers -- or put
forward a minority cabinet and rely on tacit backing in
parliament from former tycoon Delyan Peevski, who is under US
and British sanctions. (ANSA-AFP).
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