Sofia, Bulgaria (AP) —Bulgarians are voting in a snap vote on Sunday as parliament was fragmented in the last election in April and failed to form a viable coalition government.

According to the latest polls, reruns could have similar consequences after the current interim government publicly filed widespread corruption allegations during his rule, but former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov’s GERB party Support for is also likely to decline further.

NATO and EU member states Bulgaria have been repeatedly criticized for not tackling corruption, the rule of law and the lack of media freedom.

The anti-corruption campaign of Borisov’s opposition was further boosted by sanctions imposed by the US Treasury last month on Bulgarian civil servants and business leaders for corruption.

Polls suggest a fierce competition between the Borisov party, which first came in April with more than 26% of the votes, and the anti-elite There is Such a People, led by its main rival, popular television entertainer Slavi Trifonov. I am.

The opposition Socialist Party is ranked third, followed by the liberal anti-corruption groups Democratic Bulgaria and the Turkish MRF Party.

A new centre-left alliance is up! Mafia out that appeared after last year’s anti-government protest! Is projected to pass the 4% hurdle to enter Congress.

According to political analyst Dimital Ganev, Borisov takes office for the fourth term, regardless of whether GERB first ended in the election, as most parties have rejected the idea of ​​working with the former ruling party. It is unlikely that you will.

The 12,000 polling stations close at 8 pm. There are 6.7 million voters electing 240 members. Preliminary results are expected around midnight on Sunday.