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Slavi Trifonov in his talk show during a broadcast on May 18, 2020. YouTube still from 7/8 TV.

Former prime minister Boyko Borissov's GERB is currently in second place with 23.69 per cent of the votes cast - less than 6,000 votes apart. The two parties switched first and second places a few times in the last 24 hours.

A sure presence in the next cabinet is the pro-EU and pro-Western alliance, Democratic Bulgaria, and also the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, which focuses on the ethnic Turkish community but is seemingly losing support amid a slew of allegations of corruption and influence peddling. The new parliament is expected to also feature "Stand Up.BG!

The Movement for Rights Freedoms, focused on the ethnic Turkish community and embroiled in controversies over decades, also experienced a drop in trust by its voting base.

Meanwhile the pro-EU alliance Democratic Bulgaria and newly formed "Stand Up.BG! Mobsters Out!", which both gained momentum during the 2020 protests, surprised analysts with an even bigger take than expected.

Caretaker Interior Minister Boyko Rashkov. Source: President.bg

In an interview on Friday morning, he added that caretaker Prime Minister Stephan Yanev has also been tracked by the security agencies over the same period. Rashkov, a lawyer, warned that he believed evidence about the wiretapping is being destroyed. 

Outgoing Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov on Wednesday (14 April) put forward Daniel Mitov, a diplomat, as his successor although most analysts agree that the proposed cabinet will likely be rejected by the new Parliament.

Boyko Borissov insists on convening the Grand National Assembly to remain prime minister for life, wrote leader of "Stand up.bg" Maya Manolova on Facebook commenting on the today's proposal of the Prime Minister to convene the Grand National Assembly.

In her words, it's the second time that Borissov uses the Constitution as a means for him to stay in power.

Traditionally, with the exit polls in, this should be an article headlined "Bulgaria's April 2021 parliamentary elections: Winners and losers".

But, quite obviously, going by the headline above, it is not.

PM Boyko Borissov casts his ballot in Sofia on Sunday. Photo: EPA-EFE/GOVERNMENT PRESS OFFICE.

The figures represent a significant fall in support for GERB from the last elections in 2017.