Borisov's pro-EU party beats Socialists in Bulgaria's snap election
by Agence France-Presse in Sofia from World news | The Guardian on (#2H558)
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Boiko Borisov, the comeback specialist of Bulgarian politics, looked to have done it again as exit polls from a snap election put his pro-EU centre-right party in first place.
Borisov's European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) party won about 32%, the exit polls on Sunday showed, ahead of the Socialist party (BSP) on about 28%.
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