Bulgarians vote in election unlikely to bring clear winner

by Dramelin 11:00 PM 0 comments

Surveys say former Prime Minister Boiko Borisov`s center-right GERB party is running neck-and neck with the Socialist Party of ex-communists.
Some 6.
8 million Bulgarians are eligible to vote in an election widely predicted to bring about a fragile government coalition and a fragmented legislature where nationalist and populist parties could become kingmakers.
Bulgarians are heading to the polls for the third time in four years in a snap vote that could tilt the European Union`s poorest member country closer to Russia.
Both parties have pledged to improve economic relations with Russia, appealing to voters who feel let down by the EU.
Polls on Sunday opened at 7 a.
m.
(0400GMT) and first results from exit polls are expected shortly after they close at 8 p.
m.
(1700GMT).