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Right-wing party wins in Bulgarian election
Right-wing party wins in Bulgarian election
SOFIA -- Former Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov, who leads a right-wing party, said he is willing to take on any risk to form a government.
Borisov's statement came after the first results of Sunday's parliamentary election showed that his GERB party had claimed victory.
Central Electoral Commission: GERB Gets 32.61% as 87% of Votes Counted
A total of 87.329% of the votes have been processed as of 7.45 a.m. Monday.
The results are the following: GERB leads with 32.61%. Second comes the Socialist party (BSP) with 15.27%, followed by DPS - 14.96%, Reformist bloc - 8.87%.
The Patriotic Front has so far received 7.32% of the votes, Bulgaria without Censorship gets 5.58%, Ataka - 4.56%, and ABV - 4.18%.
Reformist Bloc: Next Gov't Mandate Not Up to GERB
Election results might show that the Reformist Bloc has already grown into a single political player, Radan Kanev, one of the bloc's leaders, announced.
Kanev, who heads the Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB), one of the partners of the right-wing coalition, said results came as a surprise to politicians, since they did not expect such a Parliament.
DPS 'Ready to Be Bulgaria's Second Political Force'
"I categorically declare the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) is ready" to be Bulgaria's second-largest political party, its leader Lyutvi Mestan said.
At the party's press conference after the elections, the party's leader also made clear his party would refrain from "non-partnership spells" for the moment and would be ready for any value-based partnership.
98% Gallup Parallel Tabulation: DPS Close To Becoming Second Power
A parallel tabulation of 98% of the votes, done by the Gallup agency and quoted by the BNT national broadcaster, shows that the ethnic Movement for Rights And Freedoms (DPS) is very close to becoming the second largest party in Bulgaria's Parliament.
According to the latest data, the Bulgarian Socialist Party gets 15.5% of the votes, while DPS gets 15.2%.
DPS Leader Mestan 'Let's Be Masters Of Silence'
The leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) Lyutvi Mestan urged all party leaders to "sleep on the results" and analyse them, quoted by Nova TV.
He told journalists that the fact that DPS was the only party that posted an increase in the number of votes since the previous elections, by 25% in his estimates. "This is exceptionally good news for Bulgaria," he told Nova TV.
Bulgaria’s Reformist Bloc Vows to Back Policies, Not Party Leaders
Bulgaria's Reformist Bloc (RB) will support policies rather than parties or their leaders in possible talks on entering a government coalition, a leading RB member said on Sunday.
Bulgaria held early parliamentrary elections on Sunday, in which centre-right GERB party led by former Prime Minister Boyko Borisov won most votes but remained short of overall majority.