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Bulgaria PM tipped for poll win after protests fade

Next parliament to be marked by more instability, analysts

02 April, 12:07
(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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