Bulgarian protest parties gain edge with corruption in spotlight

FILE PHOTO: Boyko Borissov, former Bulgarian Prime Minister and leader of the centre-right GERB party speaks during an election rally in Kardzhali, Bulgaria, July 5, 2021. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

SOFIA (Reuters) - Protest parties are gaining ground ahead of a parliamentary election in Bulgaria amid public anger over corruption, which has been fuelled by allegations of misconduct against former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov's government.

Sunday's vote will be the country's second in three months, after an April election resulted in a fragmented parliament that failed to produce a government, underscoring deep divisions over the legacy of Borissov's decade-long rule.