Bulgaria's GERB party leads ahead of Oct. 2 election -survey

FILE PHOTO: Bulgaria's former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov sits in a car in front of his house, in Sofia, Bulgaria, March 17, 2022. REUTERS/Dimitar Kyosemarliev/File Photo

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's centre-right GERB party widened its lead over its main rival, the reformist We Continue the Change (PP) a month ahead of the country's fourth parliamentary election in less than two years, an opinion poll showed on Thursday.

But none of seven parties seen securing seats in the new parliament is expected to win a majority, raising the prospect of protracted coalition talks in the European Union member state after the Oct. 2 election.