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Sofia, Jul 11 (EFE/EPA).- Bulgarians flocked to polls across the country on Sunday to cast their vote in a parliamentary election that will decide whether protest parties can form the next government.Until the polls close at 8:00 PM (5:00PM GMT), voters will be able to choose between 23 parties and alliances, seven fewer than the previous 04 April legislatures, to form the new 240-seat Parliament. Victory will be contested by the conservatives of the Bulgarian Citizens for European Development (GERB), led by former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, and by There Is Such a People, a political party recently founded by singer and television host Slavi Trifonov. (Camera: VASSIL DONEV).SHOT LIST: BULGARIAN VOTERS CAST THEIR VOTE USING A VOTING MACHINE AT A POLLING STATION DURING THE COUNTRY'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN SOFIA, BULGARIA.
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