Bulgaria: political elections, new anti-corruption force in the lead

Kiril Petkov, leader of 'Let's keep the change' (Getty)

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November 14, 2021 In today's early political elections in Bulgaria, the third this year, the exit polls released at the closing of the polling stations give the head of the newly formed center-right group committed against corruption 'Let's continue the change' (Cc), which would have 25 , 7% of the votes.

The conservative party Gerb, whose leader Boyko Borisov ruled the country for almost ten years, would be in second place with 23.5% of the votes, followed by the Socialist Party BSP, given 14.5% of the votes.

According to the exit poll released by the Gallup agency, the fourth force in the country would be the party of the Turkish minority DPS, indicated with 10.2% of the votes, followed by the populist 'There is a people like this' (Itn) of the television showman Slavs Trifonov with 8%.

They would overcome the 4% barrier and enter the unicameral parliament, which has 240 seats, the 'Democratic Bulgaria' party (right), given at 6.9%, and the nationalist party Vazrazhdane (Renaissance) with 4.2%.

Another exit poll from the Alpha research agency places the Gerb in first place with 24.8% of the votes, followed by the CC which would get 24.1% of the votes.