Bulgaria election winner ready to form minority government

SOFIA (Reuters) - The winner of Bulgaria's general election said on Monday it was ready to form a minority government with the support of other parties, after a fractured result that threatens more instability in the Balkan country.

Led by a former bodyguard and karate expert, the centre-right GERB party won around a third of the vote but is likely to find itself dozens of seats short of a majority. That may leave Bulgaria, one of Europe's poorest countries, with another shaky coalition struggling to solve a bank crisis and revive growth.