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  • Bulgaria's president dissolved parliament on Tuesday and called a new general election for July 11, after a vote last month failed to produce a government coalition. Long-time conservative premier Boyko Borisov's party came first in the April 4 poll, but in a badly fragmented legislature it failed to find partners to govern with. It was the first time in the Balkan country's post-communist history that no parties were able to reach a compromise to form a cabinet. As well as setting the date for the new election, President Rumen Radev also appointed a caretaker cabinet to be led by his defence adviser Stefan Yanev. Analysts said it was hard to predict the results of the new ballot. Radev -- a vehement Borisov critic -- has urged parties to engage in dialogue to avoid prolonged political turmoil should the fresh poll again result in a fragmented parliament. For the first time, machine voting will largely replace paper ballots, while Bulgarians abroad will be more easily able to vote under electoral code changes. Borisov's GERB party scored just under 27 percent of the vote last month, giving it 75 seats in the 240-seat legislature. The election followed massive anti-government protests last year that accused Borisov, who has ruled the EU member state virtually uninterrupted for almost a decade, of favouring and protecting oligarchs. A new anti-establishment party founded by showman-turned-politician Slavi Trifonov was second, while the main opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party came third. Both refused presidential mandates to form a cabinet, leaving Radev no other option but to call a fresh election. Last week, a parliamentary committee set up to review claims of government irregularities over the last 10 years heard new allegations of Borisov's presumed links to powerful businessmen. Two agricultural entrepreneurs testified that they were pressured to sell grain below market prices to a chicken mogul who is a close friend of the three-time premier. Both Borisov and the chicken baron have dismissed all accusations of racketeering. vs-ds/jza/txw
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  • Bulgaria president calls July poll after stalemate
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