Exit polls suggest a neck-and-neck race between Prime Minister Boyko Borisov's GERB party and ex-Prime Minister Kiril Petkov's PP. Inflation has remained the top concern this election.
Voters in Bulgaria are casting their ballots on April 2 in the country's fifth parliamentary election in two years with opinion polls suggesting this latest vote will again fail to deliver a result that will break the political gridlock gripping the EU's poorest nation.
Voters in Bulgaria head to the polls on April 2 in the country’s fifth parliamentary election in two years as political gridlock grips the EU’s poorest nation.
Under changes to election laws, extremists and other fringe candidates dominate the debates ahead of a snap poll on April 2, and the head of Bulgarian TV has even apologized to viewers for being forced to listen to "outright nonsense."
2021 witnessed the end of the 12-year term of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, raising hopes for greater media independence in Bulgaria. But his legacy persists, and the accelerating economic downturn linked to the war in Ukraine heralds a challenging time for the media.