Bulgarian Socialists Get Chance at Power With Close Vote

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-05-13/bulgarian-socialists-get-chance-at-power-with-inconclusive-vote

Bulgaria’s Socialist Party, which placed second in May 12 early elections, has an opportunity to return to power after four years as the winning Gerb party struggles to find allies willing to join the next government.

The European Union’s poorest country faces a higher “risk of political and social instability” when Cabinet talks begin after no party won an outright majority in May 12 elections, James Goundry, an analyst at IHS Global Insight in London, said in an e-mailed note yesterday.