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Bulgarian elections are today. So, based on the info, who do you vote for (this poll is opened to all Apolytoners, but more info from our resident Bulgarians are welcome 
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From the BBC:
)From the BBC:
Bulgarians vote for a president
Bulgarians are going to the polls to elect a president for a five-year term.
Incumbent Georgi Parvanov - who negotiated Bulgaria's entry into the EU - is facing a growing challenge from far-right candidate Volen Siderov.
Mr Parvanov is said to be favourite to retain his post, but his supporters fear he may not win enough votes to avoid a run-off ballot next Sunday.
Mr Siderov, a flamboyant former TV host, has verbally attacked Bulgaria's Turkish and Roman minorities.
The BBC's Oana Lungescu says he has also capitalised on public anger with conventional politicians for their perceived failure to tackle poverty, corruption and organised crime.
Despite strong economic growth, Bulgaria will become the EU's poorest country once it joins, with half of its eight million people living under the poverty threshold.
The third main candidate, running for a group of centre-right parties, is a former judge in his 70s, Nedelcho Beronov.
Low turnout expected
Mr Parvanov, who is backed by the ruling socialist party, is credited with forming the centre-left coalition that has spearheaded Bulgaria's efforts to join the EU.
A former historian, he has reshaped the hard-line communist party into the pro-Western socialists, ensured that Bulgaria joined Nato in 2004, and is on track to become a member of the EU next January.
Our correspondent says he remains one of Bulgaria's most popular politicians, but is facing a stronger challenge than expected from Mr Siderov, who has been compared to the French ultra-nationalist Jean-Marie Le Pen.
She adds that with turnout expected to be low, the result is hard to predict.
The role of the Bulgarian president is largely ceremonial, although he heads the army and can veto any bill.
The support of half of the electorate in the first round of voting is required for outright victory.
Bulgarians are going to the polls to elect a president for a five-year term.
Incumbent Georgi Parvanov - who negotiated Bulgaria's entry into the EU - is facing a growing challenge from far-right candidate Volen Siderov.
Mr Parvanov is said to be favourite to retain his post, but his supporters fear he may not win enough votes to avoid a run-off ballot next Sunday.
Mr Siderov, a flamboyant former TV host, has verbally attacked Bulgaria's Turkish and Roman minorities.
The BBC's Oana Lungescu says he has also capitalised on public anger with conventional politicians for their perceived failure to tackle poverty, corruption and organised crime.
Despite strong economic growth, Bulgaria will become the EU's poorest country once it joins, with half of its eight million people living under the poverty threshold.
The third main candidate, running for a group of centre-right parties, is a former judge in his 70s, Nedelcho Beronov.
Low turnout expected
Mr Parvanov, who is backed by the ruling socialist party, is credited with forming the centre-left coalition that has spearheaded Bulgaria's efforts to join the EU.
A former historian, he has reshaped the hard-line communist party into the pro-Western socialists, ensured that Bulgaria joined Nato in 2004, and is on track to become a member of the EU next January.
Our correspondent says he remains one of Bulgaria's most popular politicians, but is facing a stronger challenge than expected from Mr Siderov, who has been compared to the French ultra-nationalist Jean-Marie Le Pen.
She adds that with turnout expected to be low, the result is hard to predict.
The role of the Bulgarian president is largely ceremonial, although he heads the army and can veto any bill.
The support of half of the electorate in the first round of voting is required for outright victory.
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