Sergei Stanishev, leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party walks before a news conference in the parliament in Sofia June 6, 2014. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
SOFIA (Reuters) - The leader of Bulgaria's ruling Socialists (BSP), Sergei Stanishev, announced on Saturday his intention to resign as party leader after a poor showing in May's European elections.
The Socialists have bowed to pressure from their coalition partner, the ethnic Turkish MRF party, and the main opposition GERB party to hold an early election on Oct. 5 after gaining less than a fifth of the vote at the European poll.
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