Bulgaria Edges Closer to Snap Vote as Cabinet Attempt Fails

A Bulgarian minority government backed by former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov’s Gerb party failed to win support in parliament on Wednesday, extending the nation’s political crisis.

Prime Minister-designate Rosen Zhelyazkov, an ex-parliament speaker backed by Gerb, the winner of a snap vote held last month, didn’t garner enough support during a parliament vote on Wednesday, Speaker Raya Nazaryan said. Should further attempts fail, Bulgaria would be headed to its seventh election in just over three years.