Bulgaria’s centre-right GERB just ahead in election, unlikely to form government By Reuters
By Tsvetelia Tsolova SOFIA (Reuters) - The centre-right GERB party of former prime minister Boyko Borissov has a narrow lead in Bulgaria's parliamentary election, partial official results showed on Monday, but it is unlikely to be able to forge a ruling coalition. With 95% of ballots counted, GERB won 23.9% of the vote, only just ahead of the new anti-establishment party There Is Such a People (ITN) of popular TV talk show host and singer Slavi Trifonov, with 23.7%. The razor-thin margin in Bulgaria's second election since April reflects the deep divisions in the European Union's...
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