New centrist faction to run in Bulgaria's third election this year

FILE PHOTO: A man votes in a polling station during the parliamentary election in Sofia, Bulgaria, April 4, 2021. REUTERS/Spasiyana Sergieva/File Photo

SOFIA (Reuters) - Popular former interim economy and finance ministers have set up a centrist political faction to compete in Bulgaria's third parliamentary election this year on pledges to tackle widespread corruption and foster a fairer distribution of wealth.

The European Union's poorest member state is facing a new election on Nov. 14, after inconclusive votes in April and July.