The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) had 13.7 percent, while liberal, Western-leaning grouping Democratic Bulgaria had 12.6 percent.
The mostly ethnic Turkish-backed Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) had 10.6 percent, while Stand Up! Get Out! a new, center-left alliance launched by former Ombudsman Maya Manolova was at 5 percent.
A pre-election survey by Gallup International showed ITN at 23.2 percent, ahead of GERB at 23 percent. Other polls forecast similar close results.
Popular TV host Slavi Trifonov leads the There Is Such A People party in Bulgaria.
About 6.7 million people were eligible to vote for members of the 240-seat parliament. Early estimates following exit polls gave ITN 64 seats, with GERM at 61.
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Bulgarians voted on Sunday (4 April) sending in Parliament three new political forces largely representing the anti-corruption protests during the summer. Boyko Borissov’s GERB party remained the largest force, but appears unable to form a government.
According to preliminary official results, Borissov’s coalition (GERB-SDS) emerges first, but with only 23.78% of the votes. In the 2017 elections Borissov’s GERB obtained 33% of the vote.
Second comes “There is such a people”, a new force led by TV showman Slavi Trifonov, with 19.03%. The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) comes third with the disastrous result of 14.85%. In public statements in the last days BSP said they would win the election.