Bulgaria’s centre-right GERB party wins snap vote, exit poll shows

Former Bulgarian prime minister Boyko Borissov after casting his ballot (Valentina Petrova/AP)

The centre-right GERB party of former prime minister Boyko Borissov is the likely winner of Bulgaria’s parliamentary election, after exit poll results showed it in first place on Sunday.

The exit poll conducted by the Gallup International pollster showed GERB — an acronym for Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria — with 25% of the vote.