Bulgaria's sixth election in three years sparks further political soul-searching

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On Sunday, Bulgaria recorded low voter turnout for the European elections and the country's sixth vote in three years. Both political exercises reveal a fragmented political scene in the Balkan nation.

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00:00Bulgaria's centre-right GERB party won the election, but their leading politician announced

00:09he will not be prime minister. GERB must also forge a coalition to form government. Pair

00:16this with voter fatigue and a fragmented parliament, and the Balkan country's political outlook

00:22appears murky.

00:25A large part of the people have already lost faith that something will change. Somewhere

00:31I have lost that faith, but I really want it.

00:36From an internal point of view, I don't think anything will change. We are the same players,

00:4030 years, 35.

00:42This was the country's sixth National Assembly vote in three years, and was marked by 30%

00:48voter turnout. Experts are unsure about what this means for Bulgaria.

00:52Voters are tired of being called to elections. The result is obvious.

01:00There is record low voter turnout, and there are serious anti-system claims in the parties

01:07in the next parliament.

01:10New far-right extremist party Greatness won 5% of the public's votes, putting mainstream

01:16parties under pressure.

01:18This is similar to Brexit. Micro-targeting. Not everyone is important, but specific people

01:25are. The whole investment is aimed at specific people, and we saw the result abroad.

01:35The vote was held on Sunday, in parallel with European parliamentary elections, with both

01:41democratic exercises revealing a politically split country.

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