Former Rulers Grab Bulgarian Snap Elections - Exit Poll

GERB party chair and former Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov upon casting his vote Sunday. Photo by BGNES

Former ruling party GERB has won Sunday's snap elections in Bulgaria with some 4-6 percentage points difference over main rivals Bulgarian Socialist Party, according to first exit polls.

GERB got 31% of the vote, against 25.3% for the Socialists, followed by the Movement for Rights and Freedoms with around 10.3%, according to the Sova Harris agency quoted by the Bulgarian National TV.

According to the Alpha Research agency, GERB has 31.1% of the vote, the Socialists - 27.1, and the Movement - 11%.

According to both Sova Harris and Alpha Research, the only other party entering parliament according to exit polls is nationalists Ataka, with some 7.5% of the vote.

However, both agencies say new party Bulgaria for Citizens is hovering just below the 4% election hurdle.

Election turnout is estimated to be around 45-46%, well above the exceptional 60.2% registered at the last parliamentary elections in Bulgaria in 2009.

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