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Overview
- Rumen Radev’s Bulgaria Progressive led the vote, according to Alpha Research exit polls on Sunday, with about 37.5% to GERB’s 16.2%.
- The figures are not official and the final seat split will determine whether Radev can piece together a working majority.
- Bulgaria elects a 240-seat parliament by proportional vote, and the top party must find partners to reach 121 seats to form a cabinet.
- The snap election followed mass anti-corruption protests in December that led Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov of GERB to resign.
- Voters focused on living costs after the country adopted the euro on January 1, while Radev’s pro-Russia stance and opposition to sending arms to Ukraine drew a sharp contrast for the EU and NATO member.