Bulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski reacts as he leaves the parliament after a no-confidence vote in Sofia June 13, 2014. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
(Reuters) - Bulgaria's coalition government survived its fifth no-confidence vote on Friday but is still expected to resign soon after a poor showing by the ruling Socialists in May's European Parliament elections.
Friday's vote was just the latest chapter in a prolonged period of political instability dogging Bulgaria, the European Union's poorest member state, which has stymied urgently needed economic reforms and efforts to tackle pervasive graft.
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