(ANSA-AFP) - SOFIA, APR 2 - Bulgarians will go to the polls
on Sunday to elect a new parliament, with Prime Minister Boyko
Borisov's centre-right party tipped to finish first despite a
wave of anti-government protests last summer. While the latest
polls give Borisov's GERB party an average lead of eight
percentage points over the main opposition Socialists, analysts
still expect the next parliament to be marked by more
instability. "It is impossible to keep the status quo," says
political analyst Daniel Smilov, adding that GERB was likely to
emerge weakened after "a build-up of discontent" over the
government's purported links with the country's oligarchy. A
series of corruption scandals prompted thousands of people from
all ages and affiliations, including many young Bulgarians who
returned from abroad, to take to the streets demanding the
resignations of Borisov and Chief Prosecutor Ivan Geshev over
their perceived protection of powerful behind-the-scenes
oligarchs. Borisov has refused all contact with the media since
last summer and turned down all invitations for debates, instead
choosing to broadcast to his followers on social media.
(ANSA-AFP).
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