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Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Factbox: How Bulgaria's parliamentary election will work

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgarians go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new parliament, the European Union member state's eighth free general election since the fall of communism in 1989. The center-right GERB party, which resigned from office in February following protests over low living standards and corruption, is still favorite to win but it is unlikely to achieve a majority. COUNTRY DETAILS: GEOGRAPHY: Bordered to the north by Romania, to the east by the Black Sea, to the south by Turkey and Greece, to the west by Serbia and Macedonia. POPULATION: 7. ...

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